A 30 minute ultralight flight from the Charles City Iowa airport
| The
ultralight is on its way, trailering, from Illinois to Colorado. I sold
the extra fuel tank that was on the motorcycle to a gent in Charles
City Iowa. As I'd be passing nearby I said I'd deliver it vs. ship it.
While passing through, I made a stop at the local airport for a short
30 minute flight over some new scenery. |
| GPS
ground speed for the flight. |
| I'll take a few pictures before I set up -
better sun. I'll be nearing sunset / dark by the time I'm packed. |
| An out of the way spot to set up. |
| A nice looking airport. |
| A local "sand and gravel" pit. |
| From the GPS, it is showing a ground speed
about 47MPH. The air speed indicator (the vertical tube with the red
disc) shows about 32MPH so we have a 15MPH tailwind. GPS elevation 2167 feet above sea level. The airport lists an elevation of 1125 feet so we're just over a thousand feet above ground (1042') |
| Nice green farm fields. The airport is easily visible near the top center of the photo. |
| Some wind turbines poking up near the horizon. |
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