{"id":3612,"date":"2019-12-26T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texas-flyer.com\/newblog\/?p=3612"},"modified":"2020-01-18T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T20:39:40","slug":"boxing-day-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texas-flyer.com\/newblog\/?p=3612","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Day Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dec 26, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s the day after Christmas and it’s stellar…\u00a0 there were fog warnings throughout the area in the morning, but a quick check ensured it isn’t affecting the airport at Anahuac.\u00a0 My wife’s daughter had come in from California to spend Christmas with us and she expressed an interest in flying in the Cavalon.\u00a0 I am, of course, always looking for any excuse to go fly and what better one than to introduce gyro flying to an interested family member!<\/p>\n

While there isn’t anything uniquely remarkable about this flight, it is such a great day — weather-wise — and with a great flying companion, it is remarkable for those elements alone.\u00a0 (It is also likely to be my last flight for 2019.)<\/p>\n

I gave her some options and she is curious to see the ocean, so we head south, skirting the eastern shore of Trinity Bay, then fly over the bottom portion of the Bolivar Peninsula before heading back.\u00a0 Here’s our track:<\/p>\n

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We did a sharp 360 turn a few minutes after we took off (you can see a slight bump in the track, above) then, later, I slowed down to about 20mph to show her how the gyro wouldn’t stall (where the track color changed, just after we got back over land).\u00a0 Just before we get back, we dance around a tiny cloud.\u00a0 It’s a lot of fun!<\/p>\n

Here are a few shots I took during the flight, and a quick video at the end — taken by my lovely wife — of our takeoff, landing and taxiing.<\/p>\n

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This interesting compound is always a great landmark. <\/div> <\/div>
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Some snoozing birds <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The Bolivar Ferry <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A closer look at the activity around the Bolivar Ferry <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Over my shoulder, Galveston harbor. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ships <\/a>
Ships waiting their turn to get into the Houston Ship Channel <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Fort Travis <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The bending Bolivar peninsula <\/div> <\/div>
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Interesting marsh <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Looking back at the waiting ships <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Looking back the way we came <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Bolivar <\/a>
Bolivar Peninsula <\/div> <\/div>
\"Intracoastal <\/a>
Intracoastal waterway <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Looping <\/a>
Looping boat <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cloud <\/a>
Cloud base was at 3,500 ft… this shot was taken at 4,500 feet <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Sky and cloud reflect in the flooded field. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Not very interesting, but it does show how nice a day it was:<\/p>\n