I live in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada and my family runs a float plane service, outposts and a lodge. This is more than a business; it is a life style.
Every year, every season, every day brings something new. I try to blog about life our way.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Hello Enid......                         We all are looking forward to being with you good people. I have been so excited since we first called you ...that I tried to fly in to Douglas Lake with my Flight Simulator from Red Lake. I really don't know if I picked the right lake having no charts etc. I have attached a few pics of my flight.....did I fly to the right lake???? Thank you again and in the meantime remain terrific........Leon

I have 2 suggestions.  As you near Viking Island, you flew over dry land, when you could have followed the water just to the north.  Always have a landing strip in sight.  Also you didn’t overfly the lake to check for rocks.  Haha  Enid

Good Morning Enid and thank you for sharing your flying experience!!!!! I wish I could do the "rock" fly over. Maybe the Sim System will be that good in the future. I am so pleased that my "charting" worked out.  Yes.... I am always looking for a spot to land in case of failures. The sim can be programmed to unexpected failures with a simple click check. This time I was so focused on my speed and flight time ....and direction to be sure I landed on the right lake. I finished Amelia's Flight around the world a few months ago and flew her last two legs for "her" as well. That was a real living experience for me and we can chat about that over coffee when we see you. Look forward to being there and can't wait to feel the tug on the line again. In the meantime remain your terrific self......hello to Hugh too......Leon


1 comments:

  1. You would only need about 400lbs of gas on board. not the 2200lbs that is indicated on the fuel gauges. Lol

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