Gary's Flight Journal

MAY 3, 2024

Our original plan was to head to Galveston but with my knee giving me fits we thought it best to make a shorter flight. I also secured hangar space for the week to the tune of $75 a night. I launched from runway three-two and pointed for the Snow Hill VOR. Once south of Myrtle Beach I was turned direct Charleston VOR.

Runway 102

Runway Approach Weather VOR 102

Gary's Flight Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Reservations have been made, the estate tour is booked, rental car locked in, and hangar space secured. It’s scary but we both talk out the plan then double team all reservations required. I completed my pre flight with only needing to sump fuel on departure day. The whole process has become second nature. Saturday 11.4

Approach 52

Approach Knot VOR Weather 52

Gary's Flight Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

To start our flying day I must stress the most important part of flight planning, ADM, Aeronautical Decision Making. It's now 7am and our planned departure time was 9am arriving just after noon. I checked the hangar and had no bulb in my parts cabinet. 7 IMC, finally breaking out into VFR as we approached the CVI VOR.

Weather 52

Weather Clearance VOR Approach 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

New Adventures in Flight Planning and Filing I decided to test-drive my PIN and the whole FRZ process for the first time as my annual fall solo flight in October of 2023. Any flight into the FRZ requires a FRZ flight plan. Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing.

Transponder 52

Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Gary's Flight Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

The Weather Watch Some of my go to weather pages have changed or gone away but I have been working on some new to me weather tools for my cross country flight planning. Pre-Flight It's the day before departure and I am going to complete my preflight and fuel sump. Why do I think this will be like the hangar wait list.

Weather 52

Weather VOR Knot Hangar 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

During flight planning, I determined that 8,000 feet would provide the best wind advantage of the available preferred westbound IFR cruise altitudes. West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. Looking north to the east end of Lake Erie and Buffalo, NY.

Runway 82

Runway Approach Knot Drag 82

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation. An autopilot and Aspen primary flight display reduce workload on long flights. Hangar space is sometimes available for under $50/night – a nice option if storms are expected.

Density Altitude 52

Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52