X-Country

Well, I did my first x-country time building flight today. I took off @ 15:15 EST (2015Z) from KJQF via GPS direct to KCRE. I arrived at 16:30 (2130Z). The flight went very well. There was very little turbulence while en rote, which made the flight very smooth. KCRE is a nice facility. It's class delta airspace, but it's about 2 NM from the Atlantic ocean coast. Very scenic, and while on final for runway 05, I passed directly over a smaller Broadway on the beach type setting -- with all the restaurants, stores, and scenic ventures. Very beautiful area. I landed, and stayed at the FBO for about 30 minutes, put in my fuel order, and back to KJQF I went. I got flight following the whole way home. Not too much traffic, but there was a couple other aircraft passing in the vicinity. I got to watch the sun set below the horizon, and I got look out and see the world at night from 4,500 ft. The view was beautiful with all the lights indicating major cities. The air was very smooth. Wx was reporting winds calm, vis 10 miles, sky conditions clear below 12,000. Not a bump on the way back. I did have a bit of a headwind en route back to KJQF, which slowed me down, but it wasn't anything too terrible. I ended up landing at KJQF at 18:30EST (2330Z), secured the aircraft on tie-down, and completed my paperwork. The flight went well, and I look forward to going again. Total flight time for today: 2.9 hours

I know that in my previous post, I mentioned that I might post some pics. I apologize, because I wasn't able to bring the camera. For some crazy reason, the camera is not taking pictures. It just comes out as a black screen...and yes, the lens cover is off.

Well, thank you for taking the time to read my post. Have a great day/night, and stay safe.