Forced Landing

Posted on by lizzymcfly
The weather was absolutely perfect today so I took a few hours vacation and headed out to the airport.  I was hoping that it was going to be as good as they predicted earlier this week.  Yesterday, I planned my flight out to Waterloo Airport.  Chuck and I went there about a year ago and we ate at the restaurant, which overlooked the runways.  We had their goulash and it was amazing!  I decided I would fly there and bring back a few orders.  Fortunately, I thought to call them last night to double check that they still made it, and I was shocked that they said no!  I was told that they are under new ownership so there have been changes made to their menu.  I reluctantly put away my cooler bag and Tupperware.  I was speaking with a friend at work today and she said that she would like it if I could fly her out to London to visit her friend.  She still has to work out the logistics of everything, but I told her I would fly out that way today and time the flight.  I really didn’t need to since I knew it was around an hour to get there.  Still, it gave me a mission!  I decided to fly to St. Thomas, which is about the same distance and just south of London.  This was the first airport I landed at during my solo cross-country flight for my Private Pilot license. 

 

It was a very smooth flight:

I was actually just going to fly around the airport and head back home, until I realized how much I needed to use the little Pilot’s room.  Needless to say, I entered the circuit to land:

I’m glad it wasn’t a huge airport and it didn’t take me too long to find the Flight Centre:

I ran into the building and asked the dispatcher if I could use their facilities.  I think my yellow eyes indicated my perilous situation.

I was there for less than ten minutes, before climbing into the saddle to head back home to St. Catharines.  They had some interesting aircraft there:

Mind you, none of them were as interesting or cute as this one:

It was a really nice flight.  I’m so glad I got out today since it looks like the weather is going to be poop-o-la for the next few days.

Today’s symptoms:  I felt quite good today (I certainly wouldn’t go flying if I didn’t!)  As usual, I’m totally drained after my flight, but it was well worth it.  My aches and pains aren’t as bad today as they’ve been the last couple of days.

Posted by Lizzy McFly at 2/23/2011 8:10 PM

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