Catch-Up

Yesterday was indeed Florida day. I took Morgan, and she flew us down left seat, and I flew us home. It was 7.1 hours total, and it was all hand flying the lateral. The pitch would hold via autopilot but not the direction/navigation at all. So I flew us home, then shot an approach in, that's all hand flying. Long day, but not bad day. Morgan and I had fun, and for the record she said she'd be the person that was still young enough to fly me around for fun when I got too old to fly myself. I don't hold her to that, because I'm hoping that's a LONG way down the road, but it does seem to say she's planning on being around awhile. ;)

We went to Marco Island, where it is Bloody Hot, and came home to 70 degrees, gray skies, and rain. Helllllo, Fall in Indiana.

But I went to bed at 11 pm because I was beat, and I woke up at 2:30 am, WIDE awake. Got out of bed at 3 am, didn't even try to get back in bed until 4 am, was awake at least another hour and a half or two. When I finally did fall asleep, I was out HARD until just about 8, woke up with the sunlight in the room, but felt like dragged doggie doo.

I was supposed to fly with Morgan this morning in the IFR, it was good and low IFR, but she didn't text me, so I didn't text her, and stayed in bed for awhile. We finally did go around 1 pm, and shot an approach down to minimums nearby, dodged some rain and storms, came back into Kokomo where it was actually almost VFR now.

Took up the Cherokee 180 next for the post-maintenance test flight, and because of all the rain around, there were big ole rainbows all over. I flew through them, and it was really cool and pretty. I tried to take photos, but photos of rainbows never seem to go as well!

I was actually supposed to do T-6 training today with 3 guys from the Wisconsin Wing of the CAF, but...it was IFR and raining. So that's moved to tomorrow. When it's supposed to be IFR in the morning again. *sigh* I just want to get that over with.

Backwards, starting with today's rainbow shots

Rainbow over Greentown

The best shot, I think

Red on the screen in front of us, heavy rain a little cell in front

More rainbow

Light rainbow that goes in front of my wing, we flew through it. Hard to see on 'film' but it was bright in person.

Trip to Marco

Cool Sun Dog on the way home

Main Street at Magic Kingdom

Steve and Cinderella's Castle

Haunted Mansion

Epcot of course

Us on the roof with a Mai Tai watching fireworks

Hello, Goodbye Disney. :)