Way Cool!!
Retrieving Daughter from Art Camp
C-150, N60614

PTS > K33 and back

Time: 4.1 hours
Landings: 2

Remarks, Procedures, Manuevers:
Cross-Country, GPS, Pilotage, VOR
1 passenger return trip

Comments:
This trip was a milestone for me.
I make a personal record altitude and dodged the clouds.
With scattered at 5500, I proceeded to 9500.

Way Cool!! Dodging the clouds and seeing them from above, knowing that I was piloting the plane. What a thrill! Just to top it off, the OAT (outside air tempterature) was cool as well, 45-50 F.

This trip was otherwise uneventful. I was much more relaxed and able to enjoy the trip more.

K33, 1241 asl, 2900' long 17/35
I remembered why my landings on 8/03/08 were a little rough (I forgot to look down the runway as I leveled off), and this one went better. Pretty smooth.

Upon landing at K33, I called in and closed my flight plan, punched the code into door lock like Jim told me and headed to the little aviators room. Exiting I found the my passenger arrived early, which was okay with me, though I had hoped to be refuelled before she arrived.

Refueling was uneventful, put in a 1/2 quart of oil, made my phone calls (my wife Sharri, Tom Richards and FSS) and headed skyward again.

On the return trip we leveled off at 8500 ASL, again above the clouds. We talked about our respective week's experience, and I enjoyed the flight, flying above the clouds and continually tracking our position.

Over Lamar, I radioed Tom to let him know our position, as he had a student wanting to get the air when I touched down.

These two trips have been very helpful in building my confidence.
I am looking forward to the next trip, which is yet to be planned, though I am playing with some ideas.

Things to work on:
I need to remember the details on call FSS on VORs. I have FSS procedures down for around PTS, but I wasn't comfortable doing it at K33. So I flew the plane and called in on the cell phone.

Total Hours: 68.8