North OF OPL, 6500 Ft 8 AM Beautiful

Morning flying is very hard to beat!!!

Unless it is evening flying.....or middle of the day flying...or night flying....flying is always GOOD.
If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible.
(Bob Hoover)

Opelousas LA. OPL

I landed at Opelousa for fuel.

It was getting late, I was going to fly on to New Orleans area and spend the night.

There were some issues with the fuel pump, so I decided to just spend the night. Well as luck would have it, all the motel rooms in the area were taken because of the hurricane several weeks ago.
But that was no problem for the prepared, cross country traveller, I had a pilots lounge with high speed internet, a nice couch for my sleeping bag, a good book to read, Without Fail by Lee Child.......all the comforts of home. Life is good.

Airplane Cockpit

This is what us pilots are looking at as we fly.

This is a Garmin 496, see the little airplane on the screen? That shows my position. With the GPS I am able to program in where I want to go, the GPS draws a line to that place. You can also subscribe to real time weather on the 496...
My 140 has a very clean, easy to use panel.

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.
(Robert Livingston, "Flying The Aeronca")

KITFOX

When I landed in Lordsburg,NM there was a KITFOX there.

I went to lunch and to visit the ghost town, when I got back the KITFOX was gone.
My next stop was in El Paso, Horizon City. When I landed, there was the KITFOX again.

I met the proud new owners, Marilynn and George McDowell, they are from Houston, TX. they bought the KITFOX in California and were flying it home.

They left and I visited the musuem. I decided to fly some more, I headed to Pecos TX. to spend the night. When I was about 20 out and called in to the unicom, who do you think was doing the same. Yep, it was the KITFOX. We shared a courtesy car and found the last 2 rooms in Pecos.

Kirbyville, TX.

I stopped in Kirbyville, TX. to have Sunday lunch with my cousins, Mercedes and Thomas Hall.
As you can see, their idea of traveling is completely different from mine...give me my Cherokee any day of the week....to each his own....they have a beautiful motor home.

Taylor ,TX. T74

I was really getting tired, it was getting close to dark. I did not have a stopping place planned.

I heard some chatter on the unicom, so I ask a local pilot if there was an airport in the area that had a hotel with in walking distance of the runway....He sent me to Taylor. It was a great choice.

Very nice motel, 50 yards from the runway....wonderful Mexican restaurant.......mark it on your sectional if you are in the area and need a place to eat or sleep.

I met Stacie there, she is a student pilot with 14 hours, she is about to solo...

C.A.F. Will Be At The Little Rock AR. Airshow

The C.A.F. will be at the Little Rock Airshow in Oct. or you can come to Burnet, TX. and see their planes........
The C.A.F. will be at the Little Rock Airshow next month.........or you can come to Burnet, TX. was view them at their hanger.....

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Lake Buchanan, Colorado River BMQ

Hot and hazy...8 miles

COCKPIT VIEW AT 4500' NEAR BRADY TX.

THIS IS WHAT AN AIRPORT BUM LOOKS LIKE IN ACTION....

OIL WELLS EAST OF REGAN CO. TX E41

The white spots are oil wells.......I know the pilots in the area may find these pictures boring but just think about the pilots that have never flown this area....they will love them.