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 […]
On a drive back from the Lakes to Durham, I stuck the GPS in the car, and the altitude trace proved fascinating - to a frustrated cartographer like me anyway.
The plan view is not especially exciting, but see below for the altitudes and where the valleys are. I really like this view, since it […]
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 […]
How does one do a three hour meeting in Canterbury, in a day, from Durham, having dropped the smallest child at nursery, and still manage to be home to say goodnight at the end of the day. Of course the only answer is by light aeroplane.
So, suitably flight planned, we depart Teesside (now renamed […]
A belated posting from a journey last month from Glasgow to Edinburgh. Using the GPS on the train is a hit and miss affair; depending on the electrical properties of the train windows, the number of tunnels, cuttings etc and the position of the satellites. Makes me wonder how they will ever get […]