First IFR flight!

8/15/08

Wow, It's been awhile since I got to fly. I almost Forgot how much fun it is! Today my friend Cheryl and her 2 sons took her Husband Rob to go pick up their piper Cub. She let me tag along. We flew in their Bonanza! (That's a really great plane).

The weather wasn't so great today. It was cloudy and rainy, and I was really dissapointed because I didn't think we would get to go. But we did, because Cheryl is instrument rated. So, I got to see what it was like to make my first IFR flight. We took off on Runway 18. There was light rain. We went to Sulphur Springs Texas. We dropped her husband Rob off, and one of her sons so they could fly his Piper Cub home. (Maybe someday I can fly in that airplane, but I'm a little skeptical of the open cockpits)

When we left Sulphur Springs, the weather was much improved. We flew that VFR. there was still some light to moderate rain, but it was still a nice flight. We took off on Runway 18 and landed in Palestine on runway 36. This was a fun flight.

I really liked flying in the Bonanza. The best part, one of Cheryl's sons signed my log book. That signature is a keeper!!!