The Long Flight South

Sean and I taking advantage of the O2 on our flight south. The caravan is rated to 25,000 feet but above 10,000 feet the pilots need to be on oxygen because the cabin is not pressurized.

Our original plan was to stop in North Carolina for our first fuel stop. We had such a good tailwind on the first leg we decided to go all the to Savana, Georga. Here is a good picture of some of the world's fastest aircraft.....Right?


As reliable as a swiss watch, Mr Vultee was there to meet us when we landed in Fort Lauderdale. On the way down we flew right by the launch and recovery base for the shuttle. The pictures did not turn out due the poor light though.


After a great night catching up with the Vultees we left Florida and climbed straight to 17,000 feet. Our route would take us over Bimini then to the Turks and Caicos for some fuel.


The Turks and Caicos Islands are famous for their stunning natural beauty. Here is a shot I took just before landing at Provo.


For the last hop from Provo to San Juan we planned to cruise at 21,000 feet. With the high temp the caravan had a tough time making the climb from 20,000 to 21,000 but with a little coaxing we finally got it up there. Here is a shot of the Dominican coastline from high altitude

PUERTO RICO HERE I COME !!!!!!

Monday my boss and I will leave Boston for San Juan. This is our proposed route. We will be stoping in North Carolina for fuel and then staying overnight in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Here I will get the chance to see one of my friends from the flight instructor days and pick up a survival raft. Then it is up to 17,000 feet on the cruise to Provo in the Turks & Caicos where we will stop for some fuel and food. Then the last leg will be flown at 21,000 feet as we skip over the 102 nautical miles of open water between Grand Turk and Dominican Republic. We will then follow the coast of the D.R over to Puerto Rico and our home for the winter, San Juan International!!

If you are really bored you can log onto Flight Aware and watch as we make our way slowly south. The website is free but you might have to refresh it in order to get it to display our airplane N610LA. So why not click Here

Pictures of the flight and P.R will follow shortly :)

New Nursery Decor

Here are a couple of pictures of the nursery after Kris got a hold of some paint and some bits of wood. It turned out wonderfully.




Notice the hand painted sun, original artwork by Kris.

Prego Pictures!!!

What I do at work.

This was shot over Pennsiltucky on a recent trip to AGC that Cappiello and I made. 3 hours each way. On days like this you never want to come down. You can see why.