What day is it? Oh well - I'm done tracking days. But I'll fill everyone in on today's time builder:
My wife and I got out to RYN about 4pm and headed North through PHX, PRC, and eventually to GCN. It was a beautiful flight, practically smooth as glass. We got into Grand Canyon pretty close to sunset - but needed to stop for a quick break. Also - I needed to clean the windscreen desperately. When we were lining up for the downwind I literally had to open the window and poke my head out b/c the glare of the sunset combined with the yuck all over the inside and outside of the windscreen made it impossible to see, and GCN is kind of hidden in the trees with just the CT visible (at least for the first visit.) When you gotta stick your head outside to see, its time to clean the screen...
We took off from GCN and did a quick flight over the Dragon corridor, which was beautiful, although the sun had already set, so we were a little late. Next time my timing will be better!
The flight back was uneventful. It was a calm evening with nice star views and even a few meteors from the upcoming shower. I love navigating at night. The plane we were in has no GPS, so it was old school baby. Just the way it should be at this point of training, too.
6 more hours in the book, and nothing tomorrow - I could use a break, too! Thanks for reading.
ps - Doug, sorry if I dropped my gum on your house. I was aiming for the neighbor's.
