Gellispie County Airport
posted by Jen | 10:45 AM
Becca had to do her long cross-country IFR training flight this weekend. I went along in the back seat. It was a beautiful flight under a cloudless sky; too bad Becca had to be under the hood for the whole flight. The flight out was to Fredericksberg. We ate lunch in the diner at the airport, which was very good. On the way back, we stopped at New Brunfels for gas. Both airports have lots of potential as short getaways.
NOTES:
I'm really glad that I don't get motion sick. The flight out was not bad, but because of the stop we never climbed above the bumps on the way back. It also made it hard to take photos as we passed over Canyon Lake. Which, incidentally, is someplace we now need to take a weekend trip to see.
Even I will get a little scared if a pilot I'm flying with curses on short final, accompanied by a unfortnately timed loss of headwind. (She just saw a dip at the other end of the runway she wasn't expecting.)
NOTES:
I'm really glad that I don't get motion sick. The flight out was not bad, but because of the stop we never climbed above the bumps on the way back. It also made it hard to take photos as we passed over Canyon Lake. Which, incidentally, is someplace we now need to take a weekend trip to see.
Even I will get a little scared if a pilot I'm flying with curses on short final, accompanied by a unfortnately timed loss of headwind. (She just saw a dip at the other end of the runway she wasn't expecting.)
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3 Comments:
Yes! You would love Canyon Lake -it's beautiful & it's only 1.5 to 2 hours away from Enchanted Rock - another place you guys should check out if you haven't been (it's great for hiking and climbing and an awesome place to camp).
Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that "cross-country" means Fredericksburg?
Ha, ha! In aviation terms, "cross-country" is anything away from the local area around your home airport. When I was doing my VFR training, I had to go at least 50 miles away for it to be considered cross-country. I think Becca had to do at least 150 miles round-trip, so Fredericksberg was well over the definition of cross-country.
It's hard to really go cross-country in a small airplane. Especially when you're not alowed to fly through clouds, like me. An instrument rating goes a long way, though.
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