BenZwebner
Pre-takeoff checklist
I just got back from a 2 day trip with a student of mine for the instrument rating.
The original idea was to fly to Florida but as we progressed we saw that if we got into Florida, we would get stuck there for a day. Unfortunately we couldnt afford to get stuck for a day (the school needed the plane back) so we cut our trip short at Savannah, GA.
Planning the first leg:
Baltimore BWI
Richmond RIC
I dont remember which airport this is...
We landed at Burlington Airport in North Carolina.
The guys at SkySouth were great! They are currently rennovating their FBO, but its a GREAT improvment over what it used to look like (last time I was there was over a year ago)
From Burlington we headed to Savannah, GA. Along the way we had some nice cloud cover.
At Savannah we parked at the Shelt-Air FBO. I got to tell yah, they are a breath of fresh air! Its great not to be constricted to Signatures ridiculous prices.
Not our plane!
This is our plane...
The FBO building
Flight planning:
Pilot lounge:
We stayed overnight at the Hampton Inn. It was very pleasant, especially the complimentary Breakfast...
The next morning we departed on our way back to Gaithersburg MD. The flight schools manager asked me to swing past Burlington again to pick up some engine parts that they were overhauling there for the schools seminole...
But first, we went to see North Myrtle Beach CRE
We stopped at the only FBO on the field, Ramp 66.
Ramp 66 isnt flashy to say the least but they have the warmth of a good old mom and pop FBO.
After a breif stop to refuel, we continued back to Burlington to pick up our cargo of cylinders
We then made a long take off run at full MTOW and headed off into the night on our way home, a BIG thanks to the guys at Potomac Tracon for approving our shortcut over Dulles and shaving an hour off of our flight time!!!!
Total flight time was 13.5. Its a shame we never made it to Daytona.. I packed my bathing suit for nothin, LOL!
I also put together an 8 minute video, you can view it here:
http://www.learntoflytoday.net/video.htm
There yah go, hope you enjoyed!
The original idea was to fly to Florida but as we progressed we saw that if we got into Florida, we would get stuck there for a day. Unfortunately we couldnt afford to get stuck for a day (the school needed the plane back) so we cut our trip short at Savannah, GA.
Planning the first leg:
Baltimore BWI
Richmond RIC
I dont remember which airport this is...
We landed at Burlington Airport in North Carolina.
The guys at SkySouth were great! They are currently rennovating their FBO, but its a GREAT improvment over what it used to look like (last time I was there was over a year ago)
From Burlington we headed to Savannah, GA. Along the way we had some nice cloud cover.
At Savannah we parked at the Shelt-Air FBO. I got to tell yah, they are a breath of fresh air! Its great not to be constricted to Signatures ridiculous prices.
Not our plane!
This is our plane...
The FBO building
Flight planning:
Pilot lounge:
We stayed overnight at the Hampton Inn. It was very pleasant, especially the complimentary Breakfast...
The next morning we departed on our way back to Gaithersburg MD. The flight schools manager asked me to swing past Burlington again to pick up some engine parts that they were overhauling there for the schools seminole...
But first, we went to see North Myrtle Beach CRE
We stopped at the only FBO on the field, Ramp 66.
Ramp 66 isnt flashy to say the least but they have the warmth of a good old mom and pop FBO.
After a breif stop to refuel, we continued back to Burlington to pick up our cargo of cylinders
We then made a long take off run at full MTOW and headed off into the night on our way home, a BIG thanks to the guys at Potomac Tracon for approving our shortcut over Dulles and shaving an hour off of our flight time!!!!
Total flight time was 13.5. Its a shame we never made it to Daytona.. I packed my bathing suit for nothin, LOL!
I also put together an 8 minute video, you can view it here:
http://www.learntoflytoday.net/video.htm
There yah go, hope you enjoyed!
