REFLECTOR: Trip to Minneapolis

[Mark Magee]

When there's time to spare,
Go by (GA, non-weather capable) Air!

I have many stories similar to yours, what a blessing is the connectivity we have today. I can run my business from most FBO's. this kills the old "Gotta get there (or home)-itis, which has claimed more than a few I've known.

Good calls on your GO/ NO-GO's.

Mark B. Magee
N34XL
Sent from IPhone 4S

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love. 1COR 16:13-14

On Jun 9, 2013, at 8:24 AM, Geoff Gerhardt <geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
> 
> I had a rather long trip out here from MA to Minneapolis.  I left KORH on Thursday morning, early, hoping to get ahead of a storm front that was tracking across my path.  Unfortunately, as I approached my first stop near Buffalo, the ceilings came down and thunderstorms were in the area.  I had to divert to Syracuse, hoping to find a break later in the day.  The break never came, and I ended up having to stay there for two nights.  Yesterday was frustrating as the weather West of KSYR was ok, but there was a mist locked over it that had the field IFR.  It went MVFR so I scrambled out to take off only to have the field go IFR again as I was at the runway waiting for a couple jets to land.  Back to the FBO to wait another four hours.  Finally, I decided to request an SVFR to get out, and just as I was talking to clearance delivery, the field went VFR!  Finally!  I had to fly low (1200') until about Buffalo, then ceilings gradually started to rise.  My first stop was on the sho!
> re of Lake Michigan, KFFX, picked up fuel, and took off again for KMIC (Minneapolis).  I was able to get up to 10,000' to get over Lake Michigan, then ceilings slowly dropped into Minneapolis, but only down to about 4000'.
> 
> All in all, aside from the weather delays it was a great flight.  The plane performed very well, cruised at 160tas most of the trip.  Only issue I had was that the doors leaked while it was on the ramp in pouring rain in Suracuse.  Carpet in the plane got wet, but got it in a hangar to dry out.
> 
> Geoff
> 
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