spudskier
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First of all, thnx for the stories, never laughed so hard in my life!
I don't know anyone who has made it through their long XC for the commercial... I was out of Columbus, bound for St. Louis made it as far as indianapolis before I was seeing yellow... (this was before I was instrument rated) looked on the sectional for the nearest untowered and told flight following I needed to cancel land and get back with them in 10 minutes. Guy laughed said ok and I descended faster than I ever have before, got on the freq which was vacant thank G-d and landed straight in... line service must have heard me and came out to greet, engine was off before the plane stopped, guy asked me if I needed gas, but just ran past him... saw out of the corner of his eye himsnickering at me. Did my business and confidently walked back out to my plane got in, took off and finished the journey
I don't know anyone who has made it through their long XC for the commercial... I was out of Columbus, bound for St. Louis made it as far as indianapolis before I was seeing yellow... (this was before I was instrument rated) looked on the sectional for the nearest untowered and told flight following I needed to cancel land and get back with them in 10 minutes. Guy laughed said ok and I descended faster than I ever have before, got on the freq which was vacant thank G-d and landed straight in... line service must have heard me and came out to greet, engine was off before the plane stopped, guy asked me if I needed gas, but just ran past him... saw out of the corner of his eye himsnickering at me. Did my business and confidently walked back out to my plane got in, took off and finished the journey