We still have a few feet of snow on the ground back home but it is steadily melting as the temperatures begin to climb. With that, it is time to start making my way back North from our winter base in Key West.
Before I headed South I finished my flying hours in the C152 and made my way down in the C172.
During this trip, I was able to complete my flying in 4 different aircraft.
C172 Steam / G1000
C182T
G36 Bonanza
and as of last, the G58 Baron.
We kept busy flying charters around Florida and the tropics
Including real-estate investors looking at hotel opportunities
As well as a trip out to KRNT to tour the Boeing 737 plant and check out the airliner we’re hoping to captain one day!
The flight back from Renton was allot more direct then the one heading out but offered some nice mountain views among other things.
After getting back from Renton it was time to pack everything up and head to KOPF. Couldn’t ask for a nicer departure or arrival with the weather offering up awesome views which I probably won’t see again until next fall.
With the arrival into KOPF I reached my goal of 300 58 hours in the G58 bringing me to my 300 hours.
Now it’s time to swap out the keys for my new DAHER Kodiak 100 Series II.
I have finished getting my controls, profiles and panels all built and we’re ready to start making our way north to home base in CYTS.
Once we arrive, I’ll start doing Cargo operations from CYTS up throughout the James and Hudson Bay Coast. These communities are cut off to vehicle access in the spring as the various ice road systems melt.
While Moosonee remains accessible by rail, all others are accessed by water or air.
Work has afforded me the opportunity to spent quite a bit of time in all of these places which I accessed via Dash 8’s and Helicopters. I’ve also taken the ice roads between the communities, but have not made the full trip up which starts in Cochrane Ontario.
This map represents the various communities which are primarily serviced by Air Creebec who offers passenger and Cargo services. Thunder Air and a few other small providers also fly in and out.
While Moosonee does have a paved runway, the rest are dirt / gravel and not all have fuel available either so will have to take that into consideration during flight planning.
For now, time to make my way back home while learning the new plane!
