Today we flew from VVS to MGY (Dayton- Wright Brothers, OH) so Bill could look at an airplane. Pete came along in the right seat so I could log the required 2 hours XC dual towards the Commercial.
The flight to MGY took a while, as we were seeing 40-50 kt headwinds right on the nose. Our ground speed hovered around 115 while we were showing 145 KIAS at 8000.
I used the GPS 20 approach into MGY which added some fun. The headwinds didn't diminish much and with the gear and flaps down it took forever to get to the runway. A nice gentle touchdown despite the strong, gusty winds.
We taxiied to the FBO, shut down, and called ATC to straight out a miscommunication.
After Bill looked at the airplane, we hoped back in and headed east. It was fully dark by then (1900 EST). Cleared Direct to APE, and then to CTW, we flew right over Columbus. The miles ticked by even though I was set to 55% power. We were making 186 kts ground speed while indicating 145 -- not bad for 12 GPH!
Despite the winds, the ride was fairly smooth all the way to Wheeling. We asked for (and received) routing over downtown Pittsburgh for sightseeing at 3000' MSL (about 1500' AGL in this area).
It was a great night for sightseeing -- clear, and the air smooth. We made a few circles around downtown then headed south. The airspace is busy with AGC and PIT nearby, but we stayed at 3000 punched direct VVS into the GPS.
The landing at VVS was smooth, despite some strong winds 1000' AGL (AWOS reported straight down the runway at 5 kts).
One more flight to go over maneuvers and Commercial Practical is next!
Yay!
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