Day 9 – California Dreams
Monday, May 18, 2020 Day 9 Waking up on the airfield campground in Payson was magical. We awoke with the sun, light spilling over the plane and our campsite. It was immensely satisfying, knowing that California was on the horizon. We got ready and returned the little airport car we had…
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Day 8 – As Far as the Eye Can See
Sunday, May 17, 2020 Day 8 After a basically sleepless night in rather uncomfortable accommodations in Page, Arizona we awoke just before dawn and forced our sore, lifeless bodies to the plane. The world was awakening and the light was growing—it was time to take to the sky. Read More...…
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Day 7 – Welcome to Paradise
Saturday, May 16, 2020 Day 7 …..a disembodied voice shouted cheerfully over the radio. More on that in a moment! Another glorious predawn airport wake up in Belen, New Mexico. We are getting great at waking up in the dark, packing up fast, and taking off just as the sun rises to…
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Day 6 – Goodbye Texas, hello New Mexico
Thursday, May 15, 2020 Day 6 We awoke in Lamesa TX before dawn, and prepped the plane for an early morning departure. The flight to Roswell at sunrise was smooth as silk, the fields and desert below us bathed in a soft, glowing blue. When we arrived, I circled the field overhead and Filip…
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Day 5 – Technical stop at Abilene, and ahead to Lamesa, TX
Thursday, May 14, 2020 Day 5 Still under the positive influence of Stamford Locals we woke up happy and well rested. Even the newly discovered fuel leak did not discourage us and with smiling faces we headed out to Abilene Aero, a short 15 minutes hop to a highly recommended service…
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Day 4 – Texas Hospitality
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Day 4 We had a great night of needed rest in Lancaster TX after the first 3 days of little sleep and lots of good, hard flying. The weather was too low to depart early so we spent the morning looking at routes over the Rockies. There was a dry line of building…
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Day 3 – Crossing into Texas
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Day 3 If I had to define Day 3 with any kind of summary it would be just insane weather planning. We dodged storms from the moment we awoke and broke camp (was it raining you ask? Of course it was!) till we finally touched down, exhausted, in Texas. Another way would…
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Day 2 – Ohio through Indiana and Kentucky to Tennessee
Tuesday, May 11, 2020 Day 2 The night of sleeping in the cockpit of the Skyhawk was a first for us both. I wouldn’t call it glamorous (or warm, roomy, or comfortable) but it surely was something to check off the list. Slightly disappointing to miss actually camping on the…
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Day 1 – NYC to Noble County, OH
Sunday, May 10, 2020 Day 1 And off we go! Expecting some hard-core headwind that slowed us down almost 20 knots (that’s 20% of our speed), we finally departed the North Eastern homefield on route to the South West. packing took a while, we are luckily well below the max takeoff…
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An Idea is Born
An Idea is Born “I’m thinking of going across every day,” Filip texted me, out of the blue, a month and a half into the Covid pandemic and resulting isolation. It was early spring, and the world was achingly beautiful, beckoning humanity outdoors and into the sweet air of late April.…
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