What an awesome weekend I had- in the air Saturday and Sunday!! Unheard of!! Tried to narrow down the number of pics, but it seems I've still got a huge spam-bomb here. Anybody gets sick of this series, feel free to tell me to stop. and I will ignore you. 



Didn't do my flight Saturday morning; only had 1 hr. booked, got there late, plane needed fuel, line at pump, etc... decided to re-sched for Sunday, with a bigger block of time.
fortunately, the lovely day won't go to waste... I've arranged to meet Marco and his wife Helen, and join them on a little jaunt to Cape May. Here we see Marco topping off this very nice Cherokee, of which he owns a share. Apparently his partners don't fly it... I think he had their legs broken or something.



Off we go from Runway 07 at 47N. It's a treat to sit in the right seat this time- never flew as a pax in a non-antique light single; in fact, I've never been up in a Cherokee.



We climb and turn south, leaving 47N behind.





Soon we're passing Princeton (?) Airport, one of several nice small airports along our route.



A nearby bridge... I've flown this way before, but never noticed that. Very nice to be sightseeing for a change...



A happy trio... I advised Marco and Helen to crop me out of their copy of this photo, because as usual, I look like an idiot. It was nice to meet these two- we all kept each other smiling, and I think I was privileged to get to ride in the seat usually occupied by Helen the "copilot"...


It's a very nice day for flying: just enough clouds to keep us company, and the visibility is superb. Marco's handling of the little Piper is smooth and relaxed. I don't care what people say, he's a pretty good stick. We'll be meeting Marco's friend Mark at Cape May (just a ways ahead of us, flying down in his club's Warrior); he's a member of Marco's own Pilot Lounge website, which for some reason I still haven't registered for... too busy spamming this place, I guess...



Next: NAS Wildwood Museum, etc.!!

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Hey, don't bug me; go ask Marco...   
  Seriously, I mentioned the idea to him... but the big problem was that the 180 will happily carry 3 people and full tanks, but you can't do it with 4. I guess he just wanted to maintain full tanks for more safety.
  I suppose eventually I could take you for a ride, but I've got a waiting list right now, and I'm just getting back into it. I'm thinking about taking a licensed pilot up with me next time; not for safety, but because an experienced pilot won't be uncomfortable because  I'm not so smooth yet. Landing, anyway...
   And I wouldn't be comfortable taking responsibility for your safety without permission from your folks (sorry; it's a legal thing, and they have to do their duty to you). If your parents want to go for a ride, too, let me know.

   

WooHooo.........! Fantastic.
Glad to see someone had some decent weather.

Nice in-flight photos by the way!

Next time we should try to take movies of a flight ... 

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LOL... now i don't want to fly with you...!!

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All I can do is show them the papers for me and the plane (including insurance: as a passenger, you're covered for exactly one arm and one leg, plus hospital stay ), and promise to bring you back in one piece. But because you're a minor, I need their permission. Not sure if that's a written law, but I wouldn't be comfortable otherwise. Think of it as a field trip- they still require the parents' sigs for those, don't they?
I'll be in touch: I have to start rattling the cages of friends who said they'd go up with me; when I get down the list a little, maybe that'll be a good time. Shouldn't take too long.