N172DR - C172R - 1.9 hours
The morning started off with the plan being a flight with the roommates - Mat and Geoff - and another one of our friends, Katie, heading down for a trip to Harrisonburg. Unfortunately, flying privately doesn't really get you away from weight restrictions in the summertime heat. Really, the restrictions are worse as far as weight goes. Had the previous pilot not refueled the plane after their flight, we would have had plenty of fuel to make Shenandoah airport (SHD), and enough room with the weight to fit all of us, but they'd refueled the plane after the last flight, so I could only take two people, max. Geoff and Katie volunteered to stay behind. Since they were the JMU contingent (having the interest in Harrisonburg), Mat and I opted to head back to Charlottesville, to grab burgers where I had gone previously.
The flight was uneventful until the very end. The first interesting bit was that we had to break east of the field so that the tower controller could get a departure out. After that, a Stearman called inbound, southwest of the field. Mat snagged a couple shots of the Stearman as I taxied in and shut down. From there, we ran off to Timberwood Grill for burgers and headed home.
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| Upperville Airport - 2VG2 |
Hours:
Pilot in Command Cross Country (PIC XC): 1.9 - 20.1 (of 50)
Actual/Simulated Instrument (Act/Sim): 0 - 3.5 (of 40)
