It’s storming. The OKC TAF doesn’t look good for the morning–600ft ceiling at 4am, and only 1200ft at 10am… overcast, mist, etc. Right now there temperature’s 10 degrees with a dewpoint of 8 degrees, which means low ceilings all morning. I talked to D., and we went ahead and decided to aim for tomorrow afternoon….
Well, my grandmother passed away Tuesday night. I’m now completely out of grandparents.
It’s ridiculous. All I need to solo is a 3,000 foot ceiling, 5 miles visibility, and less than 18 knots of wind including gust factor. And it seems like it’s never going to happen. It’s either cloudy or windy. This morning it was cloudy AND windy for a change. The winds aren’t supposed to get…
KOUN 111731Z AUTO 17018G22KT 10SM SCT029 27/18 A2988 Finally, almost a nice-ish day with just a scattered layer of clouds at 2,900ft…. but now that the clouds have lifted a bit, the winds have picked up to 18 knots gusting to 22, well above what I can solo in. They’ll probably get stronger as the…
I called this afternoon to wish my mother a happy birthday. Ben answered the phone, and I asked if Mom were asleep. “Oh, you haven’t heard,” he said. “Mamama seems to have had another stroke.” She was sitting at the table eating Chinese after church when she slumped over. She’s at the hospital now, not…