Leg 13: Wayne Municipal, NE to Ft Dodge Regional, IA 135 NM 0:28:00 ETE
Switched to the Vertigo for a change of pace, it takes a bit of muscle memory to go from a 115 kts plane to a PT-6A monster that barely breaks a sweat at 250 kts.
Definitely an IFR day - OVC at 1400’ solid in rain, declared a plan as soon as I broke 500’. Heavy precip all along the first half of the route. Breakout around 9,800’.
Not too much traffic, and it’s all above me around FL200 or better. Couldn’t really capture the RNAV, so I handflew the approach, thank goodness for Synthetic Vision and the Flight Path Marker, I just kept head down putting the FPM on the runway and managing speed plus control surfaces. Safe arrival at Ft Dodge.
