As we flew over Dover, we could see some military aircraft working below us. It was quite a sight. The air was smooth at 6500' and with a little tail wind we moved along nicely at about 139 knots. A couple of freq. changes and we were soon coming up on Patuxent Air Force Base we made our turn to the west and headed towards Lynchburg. Just over one hour in the air and we had one hour to go. As we turned towards the west, we couldn't help notice how beautiful the Chesapeake Bay and the marina's looked below us. Danelle got this wonderful picture with her I phone.
The turn towards the West slowed us just a little, but not much. As we crossed over I-95 I couldn't help thinking how if we were driving we wouldn't even be to Baltimore yet. The closer we got to the mountains, the more I noticed the thickening of the layer of haze below us. Still able to see the ground, we could tell that there was temperature difference going on as we moved further inland. About 30 miles out, I began and slow gentle descent into Lynchburg. May have started a little early, but I was a little concerned about the layer of haze. Of course about 10 miles out and at 2,500' we began to feel the mountain effect. Still the haze began to clear and everything looked beautiful below. Roanoke Approach switched us over to Lynchburg Tower which asked us to report midfield downwind for Runway 4. I moved a little lower and prepared for the pattern.
Liberty University peeked just over the mountain as we prepared for our entry into the pattern and before you know it we were pattern level and midfield. I reported the same to Lynchburg Tower which cleared us for Runway 4. A nice gentle descent and turn to Runway 4 and we touched down just beyond the strips. After being handed off to ground we departed the runway and rolled over to Falwell Aviation. Just a little over 2 hours and we had made the 360 mile trip from South Jersey Airport to Lynchburg Regional. We were ready for Dawn to pick us up and head to the town home for a wonderful Thanks Giving. We all have so much to be Thankful for and at this special time of the year I pray that each of you that reads this takes time to REMEMBER what God has blessed you with. Enjoy the day, enjoy your family, but don't forget to REMEMBER. HAPPY THANKS GIVING!
Have to love the utility our planes provide! I'm curious, why don't you file on that trip?
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