July 5, 2024 - Giving RV Rides to Relatives |
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| The plan was to fly over to Carroll County Airport this morning and give rides to a young relative who is in the Civil Air Patrol and is interested in flying. But, as always, the weather intervened. I knew the sky was clear over Carroll County, only 34 nm away from Essex Skypark. But there was a low broken layer over Baltimore. I couldn't just climb through a hole to get on top because of the BWI Class B airspace; I had to stay below 1,500 feet. I was just barely able to make it under 1,500 feet. | ||||||
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And just like the weather reports said, the layer started breaking up as soon as I got on the west side of Baltimore.
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| On downwind at Carroll County Airport (KDMW). | ||||||
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Cadence in front of the RV. We had a nice flight. I showed here all the things an RV can do, and she had fun flying it around. A future pilot? Hope so.
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| Then I took Cadence's Mom, Diana, up for a ride, which she wasn't expecting but enjoyed very much. | ||||||
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| Circling over Diana's house. | ||||||
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| I showed Diana the Baltimore Raven's headquarters and team practice facility. | ||||||
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Heading back to Essex Skypark. As you can see, the broken layer is gone; not a cloud in the sky.
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| Looking at what's left of the Key Bridge. They finally removed the container ship that ran into the bridge and blocked entrance to the port. | ||||||
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