I took a 20-mile hop over to Bay Minette for fuel Monday ($1.10/gal. cheaper
than BFM) and by the time I got back and tied down the airplane, I was
dripping with sweat. That was around 6 PM.

We flew to Lansing, MI on Sunday, for my sister's 60th b-day. Got off
work at noon, in the air by 12:30, on the ground with my sis by 3PM.

Spent a couple of hours with the family, then blasted off at 5:30.
Before hopping in the plane I was stunned to see a HUGE blow-up of
weather over Omaha, hurtling toward Iowa at 40 knots! TOTALLY
unpredicted, quite violent, and we sweated it all the way home,
watching XM on the 496 as the system slowly engulfed Iowa like a huge
amoeba...

As it turned out, we landed with plenty of time, and the massive storm
fell apart after sunset.

THAT is what I hate about this time of year. The heat I can deal with
by climbing, but these late-afternoon pop-ups are hard to predict, and
can really catch you unaware. They literally blow up out of clear
air, almost anywhere, and make long cross country flights at this time
of year more of an adventure than I would like.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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