The Flight back from Ypsilanti

Here are some pictures I took on the trip back from Ypsilanti.

Thank goodness that Snoopy and I are both Able to fly on Instruments.

The last hour of the flight home was flying into the setting sun and haze. Visibility at 4000 feet was about 1 mile. Anyone without an Instrument rating would had have some trouble flying without having a horizon reference.

The last picture was about 10 miles prior to entrering the bank of haze.

More pictures from the air...

Flying " Snoopy" to Ypsilanti, MI

I have to be in the simulator in Ypsilanti, MI. So I flew "Snoopy" from KSET (St Charles, MO) to KOXI (Knox, IN) to KYIP (Ypsilanti, MI).

Here are a few of the pictures I took in the air at 5,000 feet.

I also got to checkout my new turn coordinator (lower left hand instrument) and my rebuilt Directional Gyro ( just to the right of the turn coordinator).

Also used my new Garmin GPS 155XL. Not pictured, but will post picture of it tomorrow.

They all worked great. Love the moving map feature on the 155XL. It also gives me ground speed, distance and estimated time of arrival information.

Natalie the Little Mermaid...

She calls this her "Game"...

She like to stand on the pool ladder and jump into the pool. A distance of about 3 feet from me to the ladder. She 1st stands on the top step of the ladder then directs me on where to stand, then she does a little dance where she wiggles her butt, then she LAUNCHES herself into the pool at me to catch her. And she giggles the whole time in the air. LOL...

Wednesday is the day Scott has his daughter Natalie for 3 hours. And sometimes she goes to sleep in the car ride from her moms house to our house. Last night was one of those nights.

Susan and I were in the pool cooling off after a hard days work (she at the office, me in the yard) waiting for Scott and Natalie to show up.

Natalie is a water rat, and LOVES to go swimming (along with the other grand kids).

After a while Susan and I got tired of waiting and got out and went inside to fix dinner.

When I got in the house there was Scott with Natalie in his arms, in my rocker/recliner, sleeping.

So I went up to her and started gently talking to her to wake her up (we only get her for 3 hours and 1 hours is spent in the car getting her back and forth).

I tried everything to get her to wake up but nothing was working. She was out like a light.

Then I asked her if she wanted to go SWIMMING.

Well that woke her up. LOL... She was now wide awake. Susan, Scott, and I were rolling on the floor laughing. I had finally said the "magic words" to wake her up.

These pictures were taken just 19 minutes after she woke up.

More pictures from Kansas City

Brother-in-laws ED and Rick watching my nephew Chad, throw a ball to his kids...

Two of the triplets, Chase, and Macy watching dad throw the ball to Devin.

Macy trying to catch the ball from Devin. Just a little short.

Uncle Vince, Mom and Aunt Edna talking over old times.

My nephew Nick and his new daughter Lorali.

Bradleys HAUL...

The FUN hauler...

Take a peek...

Open Seaseme!!!!!
Even a robot...

And a HAPPY camper

While we were in Kansas City earlier this week, my sister Diann gave us a truck load of toys and games and books for Bradley.

Vacation

From left to right: Brother-in-law Rick watching my nephew Chad play catch with his son Devin...
Devin missing the ball...
WAIT!!!!... Chase and Macy want to play too...
Okay... Macy, throw the ball to Devin... and Chase you have to wait your turn.
MY dad's sister Edna, my mom's brother Vince, and the birthday girl herself, Lucille.

Sorry that I haven't posted in a while. We are on vacation this week.

We went to Kansas City Monday and Tuesday and had a BBQ at my parents house for my mothers birthday.

My sisters, Connie and Diann, and their husbands were there along with two of my nephews, Chad and Nick, and their kids.

Good food and good times.

Just glad they all left when they did....

LOL...