Miles and I went flying today since he had not been in the Cardinal before, but the weather was very hazy, with BKN at 1,000′, just a barely transparent layer. Of more concern was the 3,000m visibility, which meant IFR departure and arrival. See our track below. But we had a nice […]
Well, a share in one anyway.
Never thought I’d see the day, really, nor that I’d end up with a share in a Cessna. But beggars can’t be choosers, and sometimes get surprised. The wonderful looking machine in the photo (see an even better picture on Airliners.net taken by Robert Beaver) is a […]
Reflecting on a flight to Kirknewton and Liverpool last week, I was struck by the fact that at Kirknewton I went around just before landing (to the unitiated this means that I decided not to land, smoothly advanced the throttle and climbed away.) Why did I do it?
Well, for the obvious reason that I […]
A weekday day off and a 10 year old son needing a day out. What better than father and son in a Cessna 152? Plan was Teesside - Bagby - Eddsfield - Teesside. Oh no, sorry, not Teesside any more. DURHAM TEES VALLEY. Not only have they changed the name of […]
Teesside
TAF EGNV 210602Z 210716 34008KT 9999 SCT020 BKN045 PROB30 TEMPO 0716 5000 -SHRASN -SHSN BKN012=
East Midlands
TAF EGNX 210607Z 210716 05010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN035 PROB60 TEMPO 1016 4000 -SHRASN BKN014=
Cranfield
TAF EGTC 210818Z 210816 05014KT 9999 BKN030=
Luton
TAF EGGW 210425Z 211206 05013KT 9999 BKN025=
Ahhh, a day of frustration. A supposedly simple journey from Teesside to Cranfield for a […]