The Night Before ...

The weather looks great tomorrow.  Yay!

My chorus buddies gave me a bunch of hugs at rehearsal this evening.  They are such an awesome group of human beings.  I am delighted and honored to sing with them.

Discovered this morning that the airplane GPS needs a database update.  My partner John promises it will be done before tomorrow morning departure.

I was able to fix my battery powered aviation radio - - Yes I have a bunch of extra gear in case things go wrong, including aforementioned radio, a first aid kit, extra water, flashlight, etc etc etc.   

I swear, I have so many lists .... I need a list of the lists.

Booked my favorite flying instructor for a couple hours of chatting on Wednesday.  He went over my flight plans and suggested I shorten the two over water legs.  Sounds like a good idea.  

He also suggested I take the online course for flying in the Washington DC area even though my flight plans do not anticipate that need.   He's right.  If weather changes I may need to deviate and what the heck, the course takes only 45 minutes and I'm actually interested.   What DO I need to do to grab a picture of the White House without attracting the interest of the Air Force?

September 18 and 19 are the two highest altitude legs of the whole trip - - my planned route to cross the Rocky Mountains has me at 11,500 feet for at least an hour on Friday and for shorter periods on Saturday.   I plan to fly in the morning when the winds are calmer and temperatures a bit lower.

If you want to follow my flight, I have a Google Map that shows the route, and the planned stops.  I'll be updating it as I go.    So excited!   Look out bucket list, here I come.