Good Long X/C

[Sierra Tango]

Flew the Cub from eastern NC to western KY last Friday and visited family for a few days. There's a runway and hangar at the family farm so I'm leaving the Cub there till warmer flying weather. What a great day to fly! Started of cold - about 30 degrees, but calm winds and a cloudless sky. Stopped in Wadesboro, NC Rutherfordton, NC Knoxville, TN and Tompkinsville, KY. I left about 30 mins after sunrise and landed right at sunset. 8.2 hrs of flight time. Crossed the mountains just north of the Asheville Class C and directly over the Snowbird VOR. Very little turbulance over the mountains and clear skies. It was pretty cool looking UP at houses!

http://skyvector.com/?ll=35.79236581988415,-83.05172471559594&chart=29&zoom=2&plan=A.K7.KACZ:A.K7.KAFP:A.K7.KUZA:A.K7.KFQD:V.K7.SOT:A.K7.KDKX:A.K5.KTZV:A.K5.17KY

Good thing I left on Friday. Thursday was rainy and Saturday was windy. TAF for Saturday in KY included gusts to 25 and LLWS of 190 at 45 kts!

 

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