Well another day of flight team practice. Although no longer on the team I still enjoy going to practice and helping out. This weekend marks the 3rd weekend of practice since the team received the brand new Cessna 162 Skycatcher. What a plane it has been so far. No complaints from anyone really. Over the last three weeks I have watched as our pilots have slowly taken to the aircraft and improved their landings. The first week hardly anyone even landed in the 300 foot box. Already by week 3 not only were most in the box, but they were doing so despite very gusty conditions. Massey has a burble not unlike that which carrier pilots experience from the bridge. At either end of runway 18-36 there are trees, and the second you pass over those trees on short final all the flight characteristics of your approach change in an instant.
Phil and I were able to arrive early to practice because we drove separately this gave us a chance to take some shots in the early morning light with frost and dew still covering the aircraft. The Commander above is probably the best shot of the morning.
The big thrill of the day was the first time that any of us have witnessed a jet at Massey Ranch. A Cessna 500 Citation I departed around 0900. You can see it being fueled and towed by a Ford diesel.
Next weekend is the Daytona 500 so be on the look out for shots of the Thunderbirds and the NASCAR air force.
No comments:
Post a Comment