A January Trip!

Well, I realize it's been a while since I have posted here, but the flying action has been far a few between.  In November I found the opportunity to go up with a CFI and do my Bi Annual Flight Review and did a little flying in November!  Well finally I found the day and the friend, Bob Brown, to go up and enjoy a day of flying!  Bob is a Pilot and a good friend who loves to fly with me.  Our plans were to meet at the South Jersey airport, KVAY,  for a trip down to Cape May with some approaches on the way!  A stop at Cape May for lunch and then a short hop home.  The day was clear and sunny and the wind was light and variable.  

Bob Brown and I prepped N926GZ and settled in for start and warm up.  Our flight plan to do the RNAV 18 into Woodbine Airport, (KOBI) and then go missed and set up to do the RNVAY 19 into Cape May Airpot, (KWWD).  The RNAV 19 for Woodbine begins with the Cedar Lake VOR so once we were settled with MaGuire we headed south towards Cedar Lake.  MaGuire approach switched us to Atlantic City approach and we were all set.  The approach into Woodbine was perfect, and after going missed we climbed and headed over towards the missed approach point and prepped for the RNAV 19 into Cape May.  Another perfect approach put us right down on the runway and a short taxi to the ramp.  Time for lunch!  The Flight Deck is a great place to go and eat!  The place looks great!

Well, after a great lunch, it was time to do some more flying.  I decided that a low flight over the coast would be worth the trip!  Runway 10 was looking great and that would put us right out over the coast.  After a short run up it was time to take the active and head on out.  The wind was in our favor and the air was light and crisp.  The sites we worth the trip!  The frozen bay and coastline was absolutely beautiful!  Up over Wildwood, then a turn to the north with Avalon and Stone Harbor off our left wing gave us spectacular views at 800 feet.  We watch the waves gently roll in and out as we slipped over the coast.  The Ocean looked like glass as the gentle swells rolled to and fro.  There were very few people on the beach and the scene was like something out of a dream.  

Over Sea Isle City, we turned to the West and headed back inland towards Woodbine.  Once over Woodbine we picked up Atlantic City Approach again and decided to shoot one more approach back home to South Jersey.  Atlantic City switched us to MaGuire Approach who authorized us for the RNAV 26 approach back into South Jersey.  Since the winds were favoring Runway 8, as we approached South Jersey we swung to the downwind and did a nice landing onto Runway 8.  Another wonderful day of flying.