22 March 2104 1900Z Ground track of today’s flight from OSU to Cincinnati’s Lunken Field (KLUK). The circular track just west of OSU is my “hold”. Flight provide a nice mix of turbulence, IMC, trace of ice (requiring an immediate … Continue reading
21 March 2014 1400Z Attended the annual “Severe Weather Symposium” today at The Ohio State University, a conference sponsored by the Meteorology Club at OSU. Good discussion of important severe weather topics. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
15 March 2014 2320Z Note the ADS-B read out showing an airplane on our 6, climbing at 1,400′ above us, and moving in a different direction. ++++++++++++++++++++
15 March 2014 1800Z The pix below shows a Google earth view of my flight with my friend from KOSU to KMIE. Great flight. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
14 March 2014 2115Z Below is a “Skew-T” plot derived from a radiosonde sounding at 1200Z on March 12. This plot occurred just a few hours before the surface analysis forecast shown in the post of March 13. Just a … Continue reading
13 March 2014 1700Z Below is surface analysis map from yesterday afternoon showing the strong low that swept through the Ohio Valley and thence eastward to the coast. Note the tightly packed isobars west of the low signifying the strong … Continue reading
8 March 2014 2115Z My friend and co-owner of our C-182 are on final approach after completing a post-annual flight to check systems, including our newly installed ADS-B equipment. The ADS-B worked well. ++++++++++++++++++++++++
9 March 2014 1955Z The pix below was taken just as my co-pilot and I were cleared to 5,000′ en route from KOSU to KZZV. Smooth ride. Can Spring be far behind? Enjoy!
28 February 2014 1700Z Having Garmin’s GDL 88(D) installed in my co-owned C-182 to gain early compliance with the FAA’s mandate for this equipment. Trying to avoid the mad rush of installs down the road, but also want to take … Continue reading
20 February 2014 1415Z I attended an AOPA-developed, EAA-sponsored workshop last night titled, “What Went Wrong: Playing the Role of Accident Investigator.” The workshop presenter outlined the details of two GA accidents–one IFR, one VRF–in which both pilots unfortunately made … Continue reading