So, it was a cloudy Saturday morning on account of a cold front pushing in. I had been toying with the
idea of making a day-trip run to Charlotte, NC to visit my Dad and actually do some cross-country
flying in my recently acquired plane. The weather wasn't looking favorable. There were lots of
very low cumulus clouds hanging around at about 2500ft AGL, but there wasn't any rain or storms
in the forecast.
My friend and fellow pilot Jim brought his plane by my home base, and we pondered what to do. Since there wasn't any severe weather in the outlook we decided to have a go at it and just turn back or land if the weather deteorated any further.
When we saw how hazy and gloomy it looked under the clouds, we decided to try and fly above them. The weather in North Carolina was reported to be much better, so we knew if we could get over the tops of the clouds we would be able to decend back down on the other side. Below is my photo journal of flying over the clouds.
Click on any of the pictures to see a full-screen (1024x768) version. (Some of them make good wallpaper!)
 Climbing above the clouds |
 Jim looking dwarfed by a distant towering cloud |
 Flying above the clouds! |
 It's so peaceful up here. |
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 For you who don't like wing struts in your pictures. |
 Eventually we made it over the front. |
 Skies clear over Lancaster, SC. |
Lancaster was an important checkpoint because we had to descend to 3,500 ft there to head North under the Charlotte Douglas Int'l class B airspace shelf. The total flight time from Georgia was exactly 2 hours, including some slight deviations to avoid the really tall clouds. We cruised at 7,500 ft.
See ya 'round!
-K.C.