Had a fun fourth leg tonight. The winds died down but the foggy haze was still there. I flew down to Augusta first then headed west to Atlanta. Almost crashed into Mercedes Benz Stadium because I wasn’t watching my fuel. 
Got some great night screenshots in downtown. Will do another fly around Atlanta before I head out on the next leg.
Here is today’s flight plan:
Departure: Oconee County Regional KCEU
Mustang Field 0GA1
Airnautique, Inc 0GA2
Hester Meml 0A2
Prater Ranch 3GE8
Downtown Augusta, GA
Augusta Regional at Bush Field KAGS
Thomson-McDuffie Co KHQU
Sebastian Cove 32GA
Kennedy Intranational 2GA0
Morgan Farm Field GA82
Downtown Atlanta, GA
Arrival: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport KATL
Getting ready to depart. Still very hazy from yesterday.
Beneath Lake Keowee lies a once fertile and prosperous valley that was rich with wildlife and fed by the Keowee River. This valley was home to over 450 Cherokee Indians at their capital, Keowee Village. In 1753 the South Carolina governor, James Glen, constructed Fort Prince George to protect the Cherokees from the French. The fort included numerous buildings, a palisade, earthen walls, and a dried out mote. The fort was eventually destroyed by the British in 1760.
Landing at Mustang Field 0GA1
With a name like Airnautique, Inc 0GA2, I had to land there
Hester Meml 0A2
Hester Meml is gorgeous but has a huge hill in the middle of runway, making it awkward to land
“Old Dan Tucker’s Grave” is the burial site of Revered Daniel Tucker, who came to Elbert County to take up a land grant and became one of the county’s most useful and best-known citizens. Besides farming and carrying travelers across the river, Daniel Tucker was best known for his role as a Methodist minister who cared very deeply for the slave population. He spent much of his time teaching and praying with them. The slaves adored him, writing verse after verse about him to show their appreciation for all that he did for them. Their song about “Old Dan Tucker” has become a famous part of American folk music. Rev. Tucker died April 7, 1818.
J Strom Thurmond Dam aka Clarks Hill Dam. Built by the Army Core of Engineers between 1946-1954.
Martin Marietta Augusta Quarry
Morris Museum of Art in downtown Augusta
Soul and funk music pioneer Mr. James Brown was proud to call Augusta his home. He gave back to his community in many ways, including his annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway and Christmas Toy Giveaway. Both traditions have continued after his passing in 2006 by The Brown Family Children Foundation.
Somehow I forgot to take a photo of the Augusta National Golf Club which hosts the Masters Tournament! I even flew by.
Landing at Augusta Regional at Bush Field KAGS
Foggy haze still going strong!
Landing at Thomson-McDuffie Co KHQU
Foggy haze starting to dissipate
Lake Oconee, created in 1979 with the completion of the Wallace Dam on the Oconee River
Landing at Sebastian Cove 32GA
Next stop, Kennedy Intranational 2GA0
Morgan Farm Field GA82, literally a farm field
Bye bye sun!
Cool effect from the curvature of the earth blocking the suns light. I’m sure there’s a name for this.
Stone Mountain is a pluton, a type of igneous intrusion. It is primarily composed of quartz monzonite and was formed during the formation of the Blue Ridge Mountains around 300-500 million years ago. It is the result of the upwelling of magma from within the Earth’s crust and it is 5 miles in circumference at its base. It was purchased by the State of Georgia in 1958 as a memorial to the confederacy. The world’s largest carving on its side depicts the images of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and is the subject of much criticism.
All the planes landing at Hartsfield-Jackson looking like fireflies in the night
Atlanta was founded in 1837 as the end of the Western & Atlantic railroad line. It was first named Marthasville in honor of the then-governor’s daughter. It was nicknamed Terminus for its rail location, and then changed soon after to Atlanta, the feminine of Atlantic (as in the railroad).
Bobby Dodd Stadium is named for the Georgia Tech coach who has had the most wins in the school’s history. It is the oldest continuously used stadium in FBS. Georgia Tech played its first game at what was originally named Grant Field on Sept. 27th, 1913. It is home to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, aka “Ramblin’ Wrecks”.
Mercedes Benz Stadium opened on August 26, 2017. It is a multi-purpose stadium that seats up to
75,000 people and serves as the home stadium of the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and the Atlanta United FC (MLS).
Center Park Credit Union Stadium was originally built for the 1996 Summer Olympics as Centennial Olympic Stadium. It was reconfigured and designed into the baseball-specific Turner Field, serving as the home of the Atlanta Braves (MLB) from 1997 to 2016. After the Braves’ departure for Truist Park, Georgia State University acquired the stadium and its surrounding parking lots for a large scale expansion of the university’s campus.
I will do another tour of Atlanta before I leave on leg 5. It was too dark to cover all the historical buildings at night.
Final approach into the busiest airport in the United States, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International KATL
Another successful flight!
Cheers
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Cheers!