Day 17 - Step by Step, Inch by Inch - Wednesday, June 12, 2019

As Caroline drove us to the airport, we hoped to get all the way home today.  But that did not happen.  We made it to Crestview, FL (KCEW).  There is always unpleasant weather at the northern end of FL and across the bend.  It seems worse this year.  We waited at Emerald Coast Aviation for several hours.  We finally got a hotel for the night and tucked MOJO in the hangar.  Wouldn't you know, the weather went totally VFR after we got to the hotel?  Oh well, we hope for clearer weather in the morning.

The people at Emerald Coast were wonderful!  They have snacks for weary pilots.  They were kind and helpful.  Beau, the head lineman, even remembered MOJO when Roger and I stopped there as we evacuated for Hurricane Irma.  He also remembered Terry's plane with her race number 11 on the tail when we stopped there a couple of years ago after fighting 50K headwinds for too long.

I am so glad that I earned my Instrument Rating.  THANK YOU, 99s for the AE Scholarship.

We planned to fly this trip VFR but were prepare for IFR.  The IFR clearance surely helped as we got on our way from Huntsville.

                                                   Leaving Huntsville, AL (KHSV)

                                                          Emerald Coast Aviation (KCEW)

                                                        Crestview, FL (KCEW)