So both Aaron and I needed to get with it, IFR currency style.

Plus I hadda drop something off for him, and so on Sunday, I flew the 340A up to KPTK and met up with him

We flew my plane from Pontiac to Flint, did the ILS 27 with him as safety pilot and me under the foggles, then went back around and did the RNAV 27 approach to Flint.

Then the 27R approach on the RNAV to Pontiac.

Parked the 340, got into his Archer, and did it again, only this time with the roles reversed.

His approaches were better than mine, he nailed the localizer on the first intercept and held it, whereas I wandered left and right before getting my stuff together. I got better on the RNAVs though, and all of them were good enough. But competency comes as a part of currency, and IFR approaches are like shooting well….. if you don’t practice, you lose the edge.

We then had a late lunch at a Mexican restaurant that was very good.

Then, way too soon,  it was time to leave before my home airport got weathered in: Low IFR expected after dark, so I filed a flight plan and took off for home.

The flight out was beautiful, what with the tailwind, I was hauling ass across the ground.

The flight back, of course, I had a killer 58 knot headwind, so I was only going 150 knots or so ground speed, 205-ish kts airspeed.

But one thing was pretty cool. If you look closely, you can see the glow of the turbocharger at the left side (back of the louvers)in this picture. EGT was about 1550f or so, (RAM engine specs are for 1600F  but I always run just a bit under that.)…. But the turbo runs damned hot. Hot enough that you can see it sometimes when it is dark.

Either way, it was a beautiful flight out, and a smooth and clear flight back.

Right after I got home, the cloud cover began to descend. For once, my timing was good.

All in all a good day of flying.

Plus time with a good friend that I don’t get to see very often.

All in all a really good day.

3.4,  3 approaches, 2 landings….one night, one daytime.

Lots to log and more importantly spending time with a friend.

That the New York Police cannot spend even 3% of the resources they are spending on investigating the murder of Brian Thompson on other murders in the city….Hell even 1%.

If they would spend even a fraction of the manpower they are spending on the search for evidence for THIS murder, they could likely solve many other crimes.

I realize that this is a big deal, a wealthy and powerful man murdered…..but really, is it any different than any other murder in the city?

I find it shameful that they cannot even try when it comes to other murders and crimes.

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Bet on it. They’ll bring it out when they need another excuse to restrict freedoms.

That at 8 AM on this date way back in 1941, the Japanese kicked off the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Many heroes were made that day, many men were killed.

And they dragged the US into WWII.

Yammato knew it was a mistake: “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve”

And it was.

Is in the South Side Of Chicago after midnight

Jess stannin’ on a connah, mindin’ my own Bidness….

Word is he was waiting for the church nearby to open….

RFK was not reached for comment.

At least with the people in Congress. They appear to be stupid, not only for believing, but letting this happen again and again.

Pete Hegseth is being Kavanaughed.

Machine politics of personal destruction.

This tactic is becoming tiresome. The Republicans need to put a stop to it, or at least not let it affect their choices.

Enough already.

Find a good reason to choose not to confirm him, but stop this shit.

Who are cheering  about, who are condoning the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson because he ran a successful business and whose company denied some claim for you or someone you know, who say that he had it coming because Greedy Executive….you need to take a long hard look at yourself. You have, essentially, condoned murder.

What if some disgruntled employee, or customer, or coworker did this to your parent, you sibling, your significant other….or one of your kids? Maybe they were pissed off at your kin and decide to murder them over something they did. Then how would you feel? I have no doubt that that killing would be justified in the eyes of the perpetrator for some wrong they perceived. Apply the same values to this killing yesterday.

The execution of this guy was a hit, plain and simple. Maybe a professional, maybe a gifted amateur. Either way, it was murder.

Take a long hard look at yourself if you think that him running profit based insurance company that may or may not have treated you fairly (or what YOU think is fair) is an excuse for condoning, applauding, murder.

If you think that that is a good reason, then please, leave and never come back here.