| Date | Aircraft | Route of Flight | Time (hrs) | Total (hrs) |
| 28 Dec 2013 | N21481 | SDC (Williamson, NY) - 6B9 (Skaneateles, NY) - SDC | 1.4 | 1237.7 |
Finally, a break in the weather. Clouds disintegrated and sunshine reached through their tattered remains to melt the snow that fell Christmas Eve. I took the Warrior aloft for mutual exercise; a nice, if routine, flight.
Returning home above a 3,000 foot haze layer, I watched the sun descend through the misty surface, seeming to ignite the false horizon. As we inched closer to home against a monstrous westerly headwind, the sun appeared submerged in the vapor, its rays shifted crimson when viewed through the thickened lower atmosphere.
A fitting way to close out an eventful year of flying, I think.
Awesome shots!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how some folks go on each day never giving the sunrise or sunset a second thought. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Gary. We are fortunate to have such unusual perspective on these wonders!
DeleteAbsolutely. I think watching sun filter through scattered clouds from above, or watching isolated rain showers move across the landscape, are just a couple of the truly amazing sights few ever experience.
DeleteThat's one of the reasons we do this, right?
DeleteYep.
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