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Thunderstorms

Monday, June 4th, 2007

I made it to Lincoln, Nebraska (KLNK) today.  I’m staying with my brother tonight.
Not much to say, other than that I’m learning more about dealing with thunderstorms.  There have been scattered cells all over Iowa for the past two days straight.
I thought about staying in Cedar Rapids again tonight, but decided I’d take a calculated […]

Pictures from Day 2 of the trip

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

My dad took quite a few pics today.
Loading up the sweet courtesy car at the hotel in the morning at Kankakee.  It died three times on the way to the airport.  I would never look a gift horse in the mouth though…

What are all these school buses doing out in the middle of nowhere in […]

Pictures from Day 1 of the trip

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

My dad didn’t shoot many pictures this day because it was so hazy.

Stuck for a while

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

The second day of my trip went reasonably well. Ended with a bit of a weather delay, but nothing terrible.
My dad and I took our time and got off the ground from Kankakee about 10 o’clock CDT this morning, destined for home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (KCID). We had smooth sailing until about […]

Not bad for the first day

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Ok folks, my first post to this blog and I’ll jump in with a quick update on how my cross country trip is going.
For those of you who don’t know, I’m flying my Cessna 140 from Hamburg, Pennsylvania to Walla Walla, Washington this week.
My dad flew out to Pennsylvania via airline last night because he […]