Hello, all!
It was a beautiful day today, so I managed to con my good friend Jim into sharing the cost of a plane rental at our flying club. Here are some quick snapshots I took during our flight:
Taxiing onto Runway 16 at Fleming Field for takeoff. Jim is flying the outbound leg, leaving me free to work the camera.
Climbout from Fleming Field, heading south.
A shot of the snowy Minnesota landscape from approximately 1800' AGL.
Minnesota farm country, in winter.
The Koch refinery, just south of the Twin Cities. This facility produces almost all of the automotive gasoline used in the upper Midwest region.
Part of the Mississippi River.
Where the heck is this?
Heading back to Fleming Field after a quick stop at Cannon Falls to switch seats. Jim's in the back seat handling the camera now, and I'm flying.
Nice sunset shot.
That's me making a final approach into Runway 34 at Fleming Field. KNN, I told Jim to switch off the flash on the camera--this shot killed my night vision and left me blinded for a couple of seconds.
We landed okay, though.
MG