Wacky Weather

Posted on by lizzymcfly
The last week has been crazy weather-wise.  The forecast has been dismal, with rain predicted for almost every day.  I was supposed to take one of our previous Recreational Aircraft Association guest speakers for a flight yesterday.  I couldn’t believe it when I looked out the bedroom window when I woke up and couldn’t even see across the street.  The fog was insane!  I phoned London Flight Service for a weather briefing and was told there was a chance of thunderstorms throughout the day.  Needless to say, our flight was cancelled.  Bummer.  We rescheduled for today but it was the same story with regards to the fog.  I checked the weather when I arrived at work this morning and the visibility was 2km.  About 10 minutes later it was updated to 0.8km visibility.  In another 10 minutes, it was 0km.  Ugh!  I called London Flight Service at 9:00, 11:00 and 1:30.  Eventually I was told that the ceiling was around 3000′ and there was a chance of only scattered showers.  I decided to call my co-pilot and tell her we could go for our flight.  I drove out to her home near Queenston.  We drove to the airport through a downpour.  Hmmm…..I could see the sky was quite a bit clearer to the North and West, so I was quite confident that our flight was still going to happen.  While doing my pre-flight inspection, another plane landed and parked near mine.  I spoke with the flight instructor and he said it was really smooth up there with areas of very high ceiling.  Onward and upward!

 

I was really hoping to take us over Niagara Falls.  I couldn’t believe it when I noticed there were no clouds directly in or over the Niagara Falls scenic circuit.  We were able to climb to 3500′ and do a few circuits around the Falls.  We also flew over

Marineland and saw the whales swimming around their tanks.  After leaving the scenic circuit, I let the co-pilot take over the controls.  She seemed to really enjoy taking control of the plane.  It brought back memories of my first few flying lessons.  I was quite nervous to do anything even remotely drastic with the controls.  Now I don’t hesitate to fly like a maniac (safely!) when I’m by myself!  Drastic is fun!It was a really nice flight and I greatly enjoyed the company!

You know what else is great?  My little kitties eat their breakfast each morning in peace and harmony.  The new kitties are settling down nicely and there are fewer hisses and growls each day.

Boo and Pinky didn’t seem to mind when little Mya decided to sleep in their bed:

How could they possibly mind with a face like that?

Today’s symptoms: I felt great!  Yet again I’m singing praise for the CCSVI procedure!  It’s a month and a half since the surgery and I’ve never felt so good.  The reduction of my fatigue is all I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid!

Posted by Lizzy McFly at 5/20/2011 7:56 PM

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