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Saturday Oct 6th- Working in the morning got me off to a late start. Wheels up at 12:30 I brought an extra flannel and a jacket. Winds were variable but turbulence was moderate. We climbed to 7500' in search of calm air and found little. After an hour I was around Class B and heading North. Climbing again, smooth air was finally found at 9500'. I used carb heat ounce and noticed I had gradually been "pulling" more cabin heat. A glance at my oil temp showed 145 degrees. When I looked at OAT it read 10F! What a change from the 60 degree weather I left in Mankato. 30nm from Sky Harbor I ran into light snow and wondered how accurate that weather report had been. Weather shock really hit when I slid open the canopy to gas up and felt the "Northern Phenomena" up close and personal. It was so cold I couldn't bring myself to walk the beach. After a nice talk with the mechanic of two Beech 18's (ON FLOATS)! and a quick tape job to the oil cooler inlet we were off. Concerned about the clouds moving in, changed the plan to head back South. The trip back saw beautiful golden leaves around pines and lakes. The yellow colors mixed in with spots of orange made for a spectacle not soon forgotten. An overcast made it darker than usual and by the time I hit Minneapolis most of the trees had slowly changed back into green.. Hhhmmmm, maybe there will be another site-seeing flight soon.. -----Original Message----- From: Georgia Trehey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 4:14 PM To: Anthony Timm Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Fall.. Anthony, Please describe your flight. I love fall and of course I love flying. What a combination. Thanks, Spook > > Living in Minnesota has its drawbacks- snow, cold, ice. > > However today I am going to enjoy one of the rare Northern flights. Todays > destination will be Duluth and the upper Minnesota shore-line along Lake > Superior. > The colors at fall are spectacular, and breathtaking from the air. > > Yes, today I am going to soar.. ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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