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A somewhat short flight from Turners Falls 0B5 to Elizabeth Field 0B8 (with touch and goes at Goodspeed 42B and Chester Co KSNC). Haven't taken the Mooney in a long time. It's a very capable aircraft - mine is turbocharged for mountain flying - here in the flatland of the East Coast of the USA it's good for carrying more and operating in hot and humid weather. 2300 ft is the longest runway at 0B8 - I took RY 25 for the headwind today and it's quite short at 1800 ft. A little tight for the Mooney but as long as you stay just above stall speed with the power in (till short final) it's easy to stop in time. I had no issues today. I didn't take any photos leaving Turners but it was a nice area with this large winding river and what appeared to be a quaint town. I mostly followed the river down to 42B, performed a touch and go and headed west towards Chester, then departed and turned east towards Elizabeth. You can see Block Island State (KBID) across the sound. Beyond Block Island is Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket - there's plenty of freeware and payware here in the New England/Cape Cod area of the USA. Please Enjoy! Untitled-1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Westover Untitled-2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I wasn't utilizing the TDS much today but it clearly shows Bradley off to my right here. I topped the Class C cruising at 4500 ft. Untitled-4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I've got Latin VFR's version - it's decent Untitled-5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Skylark Airpark 7B6 Untitled-6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr City and Airport of Hartford, CT Untitled-8 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Love this one - great view of the CT River Untitled-9 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr County 82 and the East Haddam Swing Bridge (not a perfect replica hehe) Untitled-11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I'm going over the top for the left pattern to RY 32 at 42B Untitled-12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Short runway again, also has a water runway on the river Untitled-14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Still no match for the Mooney even on a touch and go - plenty of runway! Untitled-15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Downwind at Chester Co KSNC Untitled-16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Climb to 5500 Untitled-20 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr You can see 0B8 airfield on the tip of the island here (and Block Island just under my right wing) Untitled-22 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Went for a high downwind to allow for a long final over land, and got on the perfect speed for the 1800 ft runway Untitled-23 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-26 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Untitled-25 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr We'll grab some bicycles and find a burger! Untitled-27 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr