Burlington to Poughkeepsie Part 1

[ryanbatc 10,779]

Mostly low n slow in this stunning Waco paint.  A VFR flight from KBTV to KPOU.  Both airports are very high quality freeware available at the usual place.  This trip is about 180 miles - roughly 75 min of flying time with conservative power (about 130 mph but I had a decent tailwind).  The weather briefer said to expect MVFR for at least half of the trip.  Initially I wanted to stay low but the clouds pushed me too far into terrain so I climbed above them.  As the day went on, their tops went higher so I descended back down.

This WACO has no GPS (but if you look online you'll find some all glass panels), but I was equipped for IFR if I needed it.  It's got dual nav/comms and dme.

Starting off at Heritage FBO

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The Green Mountain Boys must be out on a sortie.  I believe the F16s have all been phased out in favor of the F35.  Someone might know more though.

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Looks decent VFR here...unfortunately that's opposite of where I need to go...

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Mostly broken skies here where I elect to climb above it 

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A few bobs and weaves to maintain cloud clearance (2000 ft lateral and 1000 above in class C)

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 Looking west at the lovely Lake Champlain

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Ragged tops around 5300 or so....  so I set cruise power for 6500 ft

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I had good views from here (not to mention great tailwinds) but I still feel like I need to be lower to really enjoy the trip

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Down we go

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This looks a LOT better!

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Like I said...not a bad setup.  Could use a GNS430W or GTN650Xi though 🙂

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Just about halfway to our destination

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I love this new livery - it's very striking

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Glens Falls and Hudson Falls

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Wonder if that farm has a grass strip somewhere.,,

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Pockets of sunshine as I make my way into a hazy Albany, NY

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Interstate 87 bridge

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ATC was nice enough today to let me fly right over at or above 2000

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I'll leave you with a flyby of Downtown Albany...  To be continued....

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[Jack_Sawyer 4,216]

Awesome shots Ryan, that's some very beautiful country.

[John F 1,946]

I'm finding this an extremely interesting trip. You picked a very picturesque route. Number 5 shot puts me right there!

[bernd1151 4,856]

Great, almost life-like shots and you are right, this paint is really cool !

[Alaska738 7,010]

Excellent shots! 😉 

[Tim-HH 438]

Always a pleasure to see your amazing pictures Ryan!

I didn‘t buy the Waco back then due to all the reported issues. But after these beautiful pictures I can‘t resist any longer :)

 

[ryanbatc 10,779]

22 hours ago, Jack_Sawyer said:

Awesome shots Ryan, that's some very beautiful country.

Yep it's more interesting than the flat land I live in

21 hours ago, John F said:

I'm finding this an extremely interesting trip. You picked a very picturesque route. Number 5 shot puts me right there!

Thanks - sticking my head out in tht wind 😜

21 hours ago, bernd1151 said:

Great, almost life-like shots and you are right, this paint is really cool !

That's the goal thanks Bernd

19 hours ago, Alaska738 said:

Excellent shots! 😉 

Thanks!

2 hours ago, Tim-HH said:

Always a pleasure to see your amazing pictures Ryan!

I didn‘t buy the Waco back then due to all the reported issues. But after these beautiful pictures I can‘t resist any longer 🙂

 

Resistance is futile (we are the Borg)

[andy1252 2,778]

Beautiful shots from one of my favourite parts of the world/sim, the Waco is always a joy to see and use, and that paint is the icing on the cake. Wonderful stuff.

[SP2472 1,870]

Stunning work Ryan

Darryl