Cross Country Flight in an AA5 Tiger on Vimeo
Rented the Tiger from the flight school and flew to Apalachicola, ate lunch in town then headed back.
I made use of my newly aquired instrument rating to file IFR down and back - first solo flight in "the system". It was VFR conditions all over the southeast, but it was a lot of fun to punch up through the thin overcast/broken layer and cruise down on-top of the clouds.
On the return trip I requested a cruise/block clearance from 5 to 6,000 so I could skim the clouds, that was great fun. Was about 260nm each way - took a little under 5 hours round trip with a stop at LaGrange, Ga. on the way back. The Tiger cruises at ~130 kts TAS (148 MPH).
Pretty rough around the edges, could use a new paintjob - but looks presentable from that distance, lol. Nice avionics though, the GNS 430 has WAAS.
Rented the Tiger from the flight school and flew to Apalachicola, ate lunch in town then headed back.
I made use of my newly aquired instrument rating to file IFR down and back - first solo flight in "the system". It was VFR conditions all over the southeast, but it was a lot of fun to punch up through the thin overcast/broken layer and cruise down on-top of the clouds.
On the return trip I requested a cruise/block clearance from 5 to 6,000 so I could skim the clouds, that was great fun. Was about 260nm each way - took a little under 5 hours round trip with a stop at LaGrange, Ga. on the way back. The Tiger cruises at ~130 kts TAS (148 MPH).
Pretty rough around the edges, could use a new paintjob - but looks presentable from that distance, lol. Nice avionics though, the GNS 430 has WAAS.
Set aside about $6k and go get your license! :rockon: It's a blast. I wish it wasn't so expensive though, I can't afford to take trips like that very often - the Tiger rents for $109/hr 
