Jay Honeck wrote:
The man was no spring chicken, and he knew his business. He was, after
all, an airport manager, and a fellow who lived with his plane out on
the farm. His aircraft was a beauty, too -- a fine, straight-tailed
Cessna 182, with a handsome new interior -- and he flew it to work
every day.

In short, he was living the dream, and he had come to get reacquainted
with his wife.

They knew the weather might go south on them while they were with us,
but they were in no hurry -- and our hot tub suites looked mighty fine.
The Stearman Suite seemed to fit their tastes, with its 1930s decor
and that old biplane allure, but mostly it was the fact that the first
floor was better suited to their needs, as the wife suffered with mild
arthritis. Fewer stairs were better.

Jay,

I'm glad to hear that all ended well. This has to be about the best
description I've seen recently as to why pilots who travel away from
home should consider an instrument rating. Conditions like this are
trivial for an instrument rated pilot, but potentially life-threatening
for a VFR pilot.


Matt