Sunset, Snoopy sandwich, stars and a sick plane.

Sunset, Snoopy sandwich, stars, and a sick plane.

Sunset over London, KY

That pretty much sums up our flight yesterday evening. I went flying with Lee (my instructor) on a 200+nm trip. The requirements are that I fly with an instructor two cross country flights with 1 leg being 100+nm, one at day and one at night with an instructor. We decided to fly to a destination, KLOZ- London, KY, 101nm from Bowman field and eat dinner at the restaurant airport and then fly back at night after the sun had set. We departed around 6:30pm and had a nice tailwind that got us there in one hour. We taxied in just as the sun was setting. For dinner, we ate at the Hangar Restaurant and I had a Snoopy sandwich (cajun chicken sandwich) which was delicious. After stuffing ourselves silly, we climbed back into the airplane and took off for KJVY (Clark County). The night sky was so beautiful with stars dimly lighting up and entire towns blanketed by white and yellow lights. Night time is my favorite time to fly.

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The way back took us a little longer (about 1 hour 20) to get back because of a headwind, though it had lost some of its strength. The proposed flight plan had us getting to London in 48 minutes and from London to Clark County in 1 hour and 30 minutes! We heard on the radio on our way to Clark County that there was a disabled aircraft on the taxi way at KJVY. We found out that there was something wrong with the nose wheel of that plane and by the time we go there they were pulling it off the taxiway and to the maintenance hangar. So it was no major factor to us. We landed at KJVY and did a couple of landings so I could become night current again, fueled up, and hopped back over to Bowman.

Flying through the clouds on a trip with Dominique

A week or so ago, Dominique and I went flying again to split the cost. We flew to Lexington and back and even got to fly in, under, above, and around the clouds. It is such a spectacular sight to see- flying through all white/gray and popping out to a bright blue sky with puffy clouds all around.

God's creation is so amazing. And what is even more amazing is Easter which we celebrated this weekend. God sent his Son to die on the cross for our sins and to bear the wrath of God even though he was innocent. He was in Hell for 3 day and he overcame the Devil and the grave and is now risen and sit at God's right hand! What an amazing thing that God would do this for us, people who are not perfect and are sinners. Hallelujah, what a savior! Christ wants you to be part of His family and to be covered by what He did for us. So that we may be perfect in God's eyes. This song, Scandal of Grace, and these verses (Acts 2:22-28) sum it all up.

Fly with the risen Christ!
Helen