The 2007 Flights
It's
a new year and another on-line logbook.
Been flying since 1999.
As always, each entry shows the duration for the flight and my total
accumulated hours in the air.
Flight 383/January 12, 2007-What has become my traditional first flight of the year.....off to Pullman for the annual inspection. I made arrangements for plane partner Larry to drive to Pullman while I flew the 'rocket' the 57 nm. I went to the field at about 7:30 a.m. The weather was clear and the outside temperature was a balmy 2 degrees F. Brrrrrrr. The light bulb kept the oil fairly warm and it dripped slowly off the dipstick. I placed the little electric heater in the cabin to warm up the instruments and the windshield and let it go for about 20 minutes as I did the pre-flight. I had 24 gallons of gas so I didn't put any more in. I didn't want to freeze myself and also start and stop the engine for the quick run over to the pumps. I pulled the plane out of the hanger. That took awhile because I couldn't get traction with my shoes on the ice and I didn't want to fall. I ended up pushing on the strut instead of pulling with the towbar. Finally got it out. I gave it 3 shots of prime and hit the starter. It caught, but died. Another try-same thing. Four shots on the third try and zoom. Apparently at this cold temperature, the gas wouldn't atomize as easily. Got going with a slow taxi to runway 3 right then lifted off. A fast climb of 1,000 feet per minute in the cold, smooth air up to 5,500 feet. It was an easy trip to Pullman. I used flight following and had trouble understanding the Seattle Center guy. He spoke a mile a minute and was unintelligible. Got that cleared up and it was easy sailing. I dropped into a left downwind for runway 5 and there it was: My very first solid snow/ice covered runway. This was going to be a first. I did a normal approach over the Inflate-O-Dome and touched down. There was no crosswind so I kept it straight and didn't touch the brakes. I slowed to a stop right at the second turn off and did a very slow roll down the icy taxiways to AeroCraft. Yay! I didn't trash the plane! (0.9/333.3)
Flight 384/January 15, 2007-The return from Pullman. Mikey drove me down since he had business in town. I got to the Aerocraft hanger and found the secret key. It was still cloudy in Spokane so I waited it out by replacing the landing light and going over the aircraft with a long preflight. Still very cold at about 12F and the wind was about 15 knots. Ordered 10 gallons of gas from the FBO in case I went to Spokane and had to turn back. I called Flight Service and finally got the news that Felts was still reporting low clouds but Spokane International and Coeur d'Alene were clear. At least I could get close. The Pullman runway and taxiway were solid ice/snow so it was a slow taxi to the runway 5 end trying not to get blown into the grass. I launched about 11:45 a.m. for the smooth, sunny flight back. The breeze blew the plane over to the left side of the runway but there was so much wind and it was so cold that it only took a few hundred feet to get off the ground. Felts was clear and I landed on a snowy runway 21 left. (0.9/334.2)
Flight 385/January 27 ,2007-Clear skies and no wind. Chris and I go for a cruise on this sunny Saturday. We head east and I had the controls over to Chris who flies us over Post Falls, south over Coeur d'Alene Lake, then over toward our lake lot. I handle a couple of steep 360's over the property then Chris flies us over to the south practice area. He does some turns and then we head for home. I take the controls back over Freeman for our approach over the city. (1.1/335.3)
Flight 386/February 16, 2007-A nice Friday morning. Mikey and I hit the skies. I want to test the ADF with the replacement indicator that I picked up at the salvage yard. We zip to the north practice area for some maneuvers. I am flying and playing with the ADF. Drat! I miss a traffic call from ATC. After a few minutes I come to the conclusion that the ADF is toast. It's a nice day, though and I still need to fly around. We cruise to the east around Mt. Spokane and down toward Coeur d'Alene. There's a few bumps over Spirit Lake. Then back to the barn with a B grade landing. (1.0/336.3)
Flight 387/March 2, 2007-Back on another Friday. My favorite day top fly. The front strut is a little low. I think I'll put some air in it. NOT! That didn't work. I ended up having Felts Field Aviation put nitrogen in it. Then I'm off to the south practice area by myself just to enjoy the fact that I can do this. I float around for awhile just enjoying the view and the smooth air but I need to drive to Missoula for the AOPA meeting so it's time to land. A nice landing on 21 left and I taxi to the hanger. I hop out and DRAT!....the front strut is down to the stop. I make a phone call. Felts Field Aviation can't do it today so the guy gives me a number of another A&P on the field. Weird...I didn't ask if it could be done today. No wonder these people are in trouble. I call Tommy for advice. He suggests Ron and I see his truck so go chat. Yep...he can take a look early in the week. I give him the info and my phone number then close the hanger. I'm outta here and off to Missoula. (0.8/337.1) PS...Can you believe it. There was no oil in the strut. I never saw a leak since it was serviced in early January.
Flight 388/March 6, 2007-It's fixed! I need to test it. Tommy is around. Let's fire it up! We do a 30 minute Spokane Valley cruise on a super smooth CAVU lunch hour. (0.5/337.6)
Flight 389/March 13, 2007-I cruise around the north practice area by myself on a windy Tuesday lunch hour. Good landing (0.5/338.1)
Flight 390/March 26, 2007-Shawn joins me for a birthday run. We cruise north and grab a few snaps. It's a little windy but he doesn't care about that anymore. It seems like only yesterday when he wouldn't open his eyes when we were landing. (0.5/338.6)
Flight 391/April 6, 2007-Biennial Flight Review! Tommy hops in and puts me through my paces. We start off with a good soft-field takeoff then stalls, steep turns, some real sloppy turns around a point and a few other items. It's windy, but my airwork is pretty blah. I pass but I can do better. I'm good for two more years. (1.1/339.7)
Flight 392/April 6, 2007-It's later in the day after my biennial flight review. Nancy's brother Bob, his wife Joy, and son Hunter are in town. Joy's a pilot and is ready for a flight. We pile into N3082U about 11am. Off to the west for a farm overflight. It's a little bumpy as the winds are a little more than were forcast, but the sun is out and it's a beautiful day. Once we get over Spokane, I hand the controls over to Joy. She maintains our altitude within a couple of inches-I wish I were that good! We cruise toward Reardan and I have Joy do a few 360's around the farm, then we head to the northwest and the Seven Bays/Two Rivers area. We do a turn over Tommy's new runway lot and the Two Rivers beach and campground then start heading back to Spokane. A couple minutes south of Two Rivers our youngest passenger, Hunter announces that he needs a bathroom break. Hmmmm. Davenport is just 7 minutes south so I make a beeline for the strip. A solid 15 knot wind is coming right down runway 5 and I make a two-bouncer and taxi to the tie-downs and the potty room. Everyone takes a break then we're back in the air to Spokane. Over the farm one more time then line up for Spokane. We get a straight-in approach to runway 3 left so we get to fly right over downtown and a great view of the rushing water over the falls. It's a screaming cross-wind landing to the left of the center-line. Everybody had a good time. (1.5/341.2)
Flight 393/April 13, 2007-A quick touch and go in N3082U before Tommy gets here to fly in his plane. It's breezy and I do a sloppy pattern but, a good landing. (0.2/341.4)
Flight 394/April 15, 2007- Shawn's friend Nick, who is in the Air Force, has never been in a small plane....until today. They arrive after I've completed my pre-flight, but I take a few minutes to explain why the plane flies. We hop in and zoom into the skies to the west. There is a still some low clouds over the eastern hills so my original plan of a Coeur d'Alene loop is dashed. Across the city and over the west plains to Seven Bays. It's a little bumpy with some puffy clouds. We get to the Columbia River, point out a few sights and turn back. A short detour over the farm and we join the right downwind for runway 21 right. Good approach and a B- landing. Nick enjoyed the ride. (1.3/342.7)
Flight 395/April 21, 2007-The communications director is in town. I need to show him some work in Pullman. We lift off at about 9:30 a.m. in smooth clear air. There are a few puffies around, but nothing serious. I fly over the south hill and look toward Pullman. I see a few rain showers and adjust my course to miss them. Lloyd enjoys the ride and we cruise in to a left base over the WSU campus for runway 5. There's a hefty right crosswind, but I plop her down smoothly. We taxi over to a parking spot and I hit the phones trying to find someone to pick us up. After 20 minutes with no luck, I tell Lloyd we might as well hit the skies and on the way out we can fly over the job. As I am doing my run-up for takeoff, I hear my cell phone ringing. Yep...it's the office and someone will come and get us. We taxi back to the ramp, wait a few, and get a project tour. During the tour, I'm eyeballing the skies. The puffies are increasing. When we finally get back to the airport at about 10:30 and it's time to go. Up into the sky off of runway 23 and a right turn over the city. As a WSU grad, Lloyd is enjoying the view of his alma mater and is snapping a few pix. The puffy clouds are all the way to Spokane so I advise my passenger that we might have a slightly bumpy ride. It's really not too bad...just a bump or two now and then, but for a newbie passenger, it's not totally comfortable. Lloyd is a trouper and I ask hime several times if he's OK and get affirmative answers. I come through Mica Gap, over the house, and into a left base for runway 21 left. A super smooth landing and we're back to the hanger. Only then does Lloyd tell me that he had a couple of moments when he felt uncomfortable. I clean the plane up and we hit the Skyway for lunch.. (1.8/344.5)
Flight 396/May 5, 2007-For 20 years we have been camping at Boyer Park on the Snake River near Lower Granite Dam. There is an airstrip just south of the campground and I have watched airplanes land and take off from the strip from the beach and my lawn chair. I have never landed or taken off from this airport-until today. It's a work day for the Spokane Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association. We're going to build a trail from the auto parking lot to the north end of the strip. Jerry Baur from the club joins me at the hanger and he will be my passenger today. We load a few tools into N3082U and rocket into the skies a little after 9am. There are some low clouds blocking my path to higher altitude as we cross the south hill. There are a few bumps under these clouds. Around Spangle, it thins out and I climb to 4,500 feet and some smooth air. It's a beautiful day for flying. I see some clouds ahead and decide to drop a thousand. I don't want to be threading my way down over the river. Back to the bumps. We cross over Colfax and I can see the bluffs above the river canyon ahead. We cross the river over Lower Granite Dam and search for the wind sock-there it is and it's showing just a slight tail wind on runway 14. That's my favored plan with a long final over the river from the north to the runway. On my downwind leg, I cruise down the ravine over the high voltage power lines from the dam then turn base over the river. The runway still isn't in sight. Then as I follow the river by the grain barge terminal, there is the familiar sight of the campground and the runway. A long final down the canyon, then touchdown on the 3,400 foot gravel runway. I taxi back to the north end of the strip where our project is located. We spend 6 solid hours of work and create a nice trail and steps to the runway. Check out our efforts on the WPA/Spokane website. When all is done, we reload the tools and it's time to fly home. I taxi back on runway 22 so I can take off to the north over the water. I do a rolling runup over the gravel, turn 180 degrees at the end, power up, and roll into the skies. I follow the river then turn downwind so we can look at some of the handiwork. Jerry and Bill Jackman had been working to make the wind sock a little more visible. They cleared out and painted half of the concrete block segmented circle . We can see it! Up to altitude and back to Felts. It's warmer and bumpier. A smooth landing to cap off a successful personal goal day! Another airport to add to my list. (1.9/346.4)
Flight 397/May 8, 2007-A lunchtime quick flight with passenger Bob Lutz after lunch at the Skyway. Very bumpy. (0.4/346.8)
Flight 398/May 25, 2007-I've got the day off and thought that a morning flight before I depart for 3 days at the river would be a good idea. Of course, Mikey's game for a 6:30am wheels up. I splash 10 gallons of automotive go juice into the wings and we rocket into the eastern skies at about 6:50am. It's sunny, clear (OK...one little itty bitty cloud that I have to dodge), and smooth. Over the river to Coeur d'Alene then south over the lake. We turn to the southeast over Harrison then over our lake property. There's a few bumps over the lake from the hills to the west but no crisis. Back over the casino t hen I cross into the Spokane Valley near Mica Peak. A screamingly smooth landing on 21 left and we're all tucked away at 7:50am. I'm off the the river with the motorhome and boat! (0.9/347.7)
Flight 399/May 39, 2007-A first. I hook up with ex-plane partner Ted for a Puget Sound Exploration flight. We hop into his club Cessna 182 at Olympia airport. Just after he levels out he asks if I want to take it. OK. For the next half hour I cruise the skies at jet speed (compared to my own Cessna 172, of course). We zoom over Hood Canal, skirting the national security area at the Bangor Naval Submarine Base, (I didn't see a thing...really). As we are cruising, Ted is fiddling with his GPS which is refusing to function. We actually have to look at the chart and the ground to determine our location. After about 30 minutes we decide that it must be Port Townsend up ahead and they have an airport and a restaurant. I return the controls to Ted to make the landing in the 182. True to form, Ted does a flawless touchdown. Alas....the restaurant is closed. Ted doesn't even slow down. Off we go back into the skies on this CAVU evening. We have views of Everett, Seattle, Bremerton and Mt. Rainer. Bremerton. Hmmm. Restaurant. Food. We're on it. After some moderate confusion as to the active runway (never get to pilots trying to figure out where they are), Ted makes another perfect touchdown. He's two for two. We have a pleasant fish and chips dinner and then scream back into the skies for the 20 minute flight back to Olympia. Ted lines her up for runway 17 and...gadzooks! Another Squeaker! Where has this boy been? A great flight with a flying pal and I log a half hour of flying time as sole manipulator of the controls. (0.5/348.2)
Flight /June 3, 2007-Sunday morning and the sun comes up with no wind. Nancy agrees to a flight on this cloudless, calm day. Not one to refuse, we zip to the field at about 8am, I bubble 10 gallons of autogas into the tanks, and we wander out to the runway at about 8:30. My plan is to fly east to Coeur d'Alene, then down the lake and overfly our property at Carey Bay. All is well with some haze but very smooth skies. I spot a couple of other airplanes over the valley and point them out. Nancy enjoys the view of the Spokane Valley as we climb to 4,500 feet. I reach the city of Coeur d'Alene, cruise over the town and the Hagadone golf course and mega-condo project, then turn south. I fly down the east side of the lake so Nancy has a nice view of the water. She even spots another plane directly below us a thousand feet or so. Great cruising with a view of the boats on the lake. I cross over the plateau between Powderhorn Bay and Harrison, then make a beeline for our place. We're about 1,500 feet above it and this is the first view Nancy's had of the lot from the skies. I settle in to a nice 360 degree right turn so she can check out the scenery. Our boat and jet skis are there and I even spot the tent that Shawn has set up. Nancy shoots a little video. After 3 turns I head to the east up the St. Joe River for a few miles. I'm almost to Cherry Point when she decides it's time to head back. We cruise toward Worley, over the casino, Freeman, and slide into a Mica Gap approach to Felts. I lean over to the left of the route so Nancy can get a view of the house. A right downwind to runway 3 right an a super smooth squeaky landing. Yahoo! (1.1/349.3)
Flight 401/June 8, 2007-An early morning photo shot and fun flight with Mikey. We cruise out of SFF at 7:00 and head east to the thriving metropolis of Spirit Lake, Idaho. As we wander east, another aircraft gets into our space near Newman Lake. Mikey spots him about 100 feet below us (what a good boy) and we avoid a mid-air collision. We reach the town and I do a half dozen slow right 360 degree turn while Mikey takes about 30 snapshots. Our project complete, we cruise around the north side of Mt. Spokane and back to SFF. Super smooth flight. I break with this excursion! (1.4/350.7)
Flight 402/July 8, 2007- It's another Mikey and Al aerial adventure. Today we fly up and around Priest Lake, Idaho. Very smooth. We chat with a few other aircraft that are around the lake. I fly all the way to the north end and back to Spokane. (1.6/352.3)
Flight 403/July 13, 2007- A short flight with one of my engineers, Robert Blegen. I fly..he takes a few snapshots. Fun. (0.6/352.9
Flight 404/July 20, 2007- Our semi-annual oil change. After some whining from a nearby hanger owner about our vehicle parking next to our hanger, Art and I take off and do a short flight in the north practice area to warm up the rocket prior to an oil change. The only glitch today: a stripped bolt head. Art drills it out. .(0.6/353.5)
Flight 405/July 28, 2007- A former co-worker and sales manager at the hotel where we have our annual pilot's banquet, Kay Riplinger, gets a flight. I do the usual Coeur d'Alene Lake loop then hit the south practice area. I give the controls to Kay and she handles the plane for about 15 minutes. (1.2/354.7)
Flight 406/August 11-12.2007- The Alvord Desert Adventure. Back in March, I shot my mouth off in the Pacific Northwest Flyers Group and asked about the Alvord Desert in southern Oregon. That one message mutated into a group fly-out to this dry lake bed in the middle of nowhere. It's going to be a long solo weekend flight for me. I light the fires at about 7am. My destination: Hermiston, Oregon to meet 6 other planes. Smooth air with some smoky skies from the fires. I fly across eastern Washington passing to the west of Walla Walla and the east of the Tri-Cities. I spot Hermiston and make a good landing on runway 22 in front of an audience consisting of John & Margaret, David, Jeff and Kathie, Lee, and Gary & Andrew. Get some gas and the gaggle takes off to the south and Burns, OR. We all are chatting on the radio to keep track of each other. The slow guys go first, I'm in the middle, and the fast ones follow. That doesn't last. I'm passing David and I ask him to get some air to air photos of 3082U. I snuggle up as close as I dare and he takes a few. We all follow US 395 from Hermiston south, skirting a fire TFR north of Burns. A group landing follows and I gas up again, plus take advantage of the last bathroom for 24 hours. Off we go to the southeast toward the Alvord Desert. I quickly lose sight of the fast guys ahead of me and try to make sense of their landmarks in an area I've never seen before. There's a big lake south of Burns that we sneak around to the north, then into the mountains. I'm lost. I keep cruising to the east and find, what I think is the right valley and mountains to follow. There's another fire TFR to avoid as I get closer to the lake bed. Then, there it is, but I'm to high. Jeff is on the ground already trying to give instructions on where to land. I finally spot the line-up of planes on the northeast corner of the lake. Jeff also spots me waaaaay up in the sky. I fly a long pattern to lose a couple of thousand feet, line up on final for the 12-mile long runway (yes...12 miles) and touch down in front of an audience of almost 20 planes! The lake is as smooth as any pavement "ve landed on. Taxi over to parking, push her in between Jeff and John, and I'm there. My very first off-airport landing. On the ground at about noon. We sit around and chat, get to meet the other on the lake, and have a few refreshments. In all, 24 planes are on the desert floor. A few folks take their planes up for a tour in the afternoon, then the wind kicks up. In the evening, when it calms down, we watch the meteor shower. I snooze in my tent overnight until the wind comes up again at about 2am. At 6am, Sunday, I'm wide awake. Jeff scoots out early, John and Margaret are packing. Yep, it's time to go. I'm off the ground after John and Lee at about 7:30. Back to Burns for gas and a clean bathroom and I see Dave and Gary. Then I'm off to Pendleton for for a mid-trip pit stop. Pretty country with mountains and farms. I finally spot Pendleton, get on final over downtown and land on runway 29. After a quick break, off to Spokane. It gets bumpy the last 30 minutes and I touch down at about 12:30pm.(8.6/363.3)
Flight 407/August 24, 2007-Back to Cavanaugh Bay. Mikey and I saddle up at about 8:45am for the quick run to Cavanaugh Bay at Priest Lake. Joining us in his Piper Cherokee is Jeff Davis (see above Alvord trip). I take off first and Jeff follows me. He's a lot faster so he slows down, does a few "S" turns and I'm sure he practices making strafing runs on my tail. Smooth flight with great visibility. We chat on the air-to-air frequency on the way up. I fly up the river valley and over the field to check the sock. No wind, so I swing out over the lake for an approach to runway 15. I'm a little fast and float over the runway, but finally get the plane down. Jeff lands right behind me and we park over on the east side of the strip. Lee and Bill from the PNWF group meet us and we chat for awhile. They are leaving for the Republic Fly-In shortly. We hang around and watch them depart then grab the courtesy/rental car...the mission: to visit the Adams family at Indian Creek. The three of us pile in to the vintage Dodge K car and zip up the east shore road. I park by the marina to avoid the $5 park fee and we walk over to the campground. I spot Marni, Claude, and Riley, then visit with Darin, Michelle, George and Lois for awhile. Wayne didn't show up! We swap some lies and it's back to the airport. A few gallons of gas into the car and back into the plane. Jeff takes off first and I follow. I quick wing waggle over the Indian Creek beach and we climb and turn south toward home. We chat with Lee and Bill as they fly over Colville, catch a few bumps over the mountains, then drop back into Felts and home. (1.8/365.1)
Flight 408/September 14, 2007-At my niece's wedding last weekend, I promised a fight to Paul Varnell (Nicole Balzers new husband). I made good on that this morning with a Coeur d'Alene loop. Very smooth air with some smoky skies from the fires in the northwest. I let Paul do a few turns in the south practice area. A squeaker landing on 3R. (1.1/366.2)
Flight 409/September 21, 2007-A quick north practice area jaunt with just me. The fog at the airport cleared up but there was still some low clouds that I flew over when I made some turns. Sloppy landing. (0.4/366.6)
Flight 410/September 27, 2007-Work sucked! Perhaps a few minutes at lunch playing with my favorite toy will improve my day. Wind calm, skies clear. I dribble a couple of gallons of autogas into the tanks to bring the levels up a bit (also so I can take all the empties to the filling station on Friday), and off I go into the wild blue yonder. Yep...you got it...calm on the ground, but really the wild blue yonder. Bumpy skies and not relaxing or fun at all. I do a few turns and decide that it would be much more fun going back to work (yuk). Another crappy landing and I tuck the Rocket back into her hanger. (0.6/367.2)
Flight 411/October 13, 2007-I take Dannie from the Bulldog on a flight in the south practice area. Super smooth day. We cruise up to her house in Marshall, just east of Cheney. As we get closer, the guys at ATC get a little nervous. We're about 5 miles south of Spokane International and they really don't want us there. I turn west and announce that we are finally turning toward Felts. A smackeroo landing on 3 Left. (0.9/368.1)
Flight 412/October 15, 2007-As of today, I have had my pilot certificate for seven years. I take the WSDOT Safety Officer, Dave Booth, for a short lunchtime flight over the north practice area. Smooth air and a good landing. (0.5/368.6)
Flight 413/October 26, 2007-A quick Friday morning flight to the north practice area with just me. (0.5/369.1)
Flight 414/November 2, 2007-I took Gina from work on a 30-minute flight over the Spokane Valley and Coeur d'Alene. Very smooth air with a little haze. Gina enjoys the ride. (0.6/369.7)
Flight 415/November 18, 2007-Looks smooth. Mikey and I do a tour around Mt. Spokane, down to Coeur d'Alene, then back. It was smooth. Just a very high cloud later keeps the sun out of our eyes. We inspect the multi-million $ condos around CDA Lake from the air. We have a much better view than the rich people. (1.1/370.8)
Flight 416/November 30, 2007-Mikey and I wander out into the skies on a nice Friday morning. Fairly sunny so we cruise to the west and Davenport. As we fly out of the Spokane class "C" airspace, I cancel ATC flight following. I do a couple of turns over the ranch then continue to the northwest. We are pointed toward Fort Spokane and I catch as glimpse of a large black blob ahead and below us. I do a double take. It's a very large military, four engine jet with a high wing tail about 200 feet above the wheat fields. Mikey and I watch him and try to determine if he's going to turn our way. I do a brief query with Spokane Approach and they advise me that he is out of their airspace, but he's running the IR route. Mikey and I watch him disappear into the Columbia River Canyon. Note to self: Do not fly in the Columbia River Canyon (1.1/371.9)
Flight 417/December 7, 2007-My plane partner, Larry has decided to sell. I take a prospective buyer, Roe McGrath, up for a run. We head to the Deer Park area. Roe seems to like the plane but wants to wait until after the annual inspection in late January to decide. (0.9/372.8)
Flight 418/December 8, 2007- It's a bright sunny Saturday with a forecast of clouds and snow for the next week or so. Gotta go. No Mikey, friends, or kids are available so I'll go solo. I reach the hanger at about 1:30pm and a car pulls up behind me as I park. It's Gary White, our upcoming Pilot Association President. He's game for a ride. I do a run around the south practice area. The crazy Kitfox pilot is in the pattern at Felts Field today. That's always good for some conversation. We see the tattered remains of a Cessna 182 as we taxi back to the hanger after our flight. Later I find out that it was a pilot who had some engine trouble on takeoff and put the plane down in the gras over by the police academy. (0.6/373.4)
Flight 419/December 22, 2007- Mikey and I go for a quick Saturday morning flight around the north practice area. Then he helps me put new bungies on the nose cover. (0.8/374.2)
Flight 420/December 24, 2007- I see the sun peek out around 11am. I con brother-in-law, Tim into a flight. We start with a turn around the noreth practice area but it mutats into a run out west toward Reardan. On the way back ATC asks me to turn to 120 degrees to avoid incoming airline traffic on a left downwind to runway 21 at GEG. My brain carefully calculates this info and I turn to the north to avoid him. Wait. Oops. He wanted me to turn south toward GEG. Huh? OK....whatever you say. He vectors me over the top of GEG as the airliner is on final. They usually would have me fly to the north like I turned Hmmm. Oh, well. I make the correction and do what he says. Tim gets a nice look at Fairchild AFB and Spokane International. We do a nice pattern into 21 left at SFF. A nice puff of wind comes at me as I make my touchdown and we never feel the airplane land. Based on the forecast, that may be my last flight for 2007. A total of 41 hours for the year. (1.0/375.2)
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