Gryphon's Aeire


Pictures from 11 Oct 09

Here are some pictures from the flight.

N6414M - 1980 Cessna 152

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Left Side
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Left Front
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Right Front
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Instruments

Sky and Wind Sock

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Sky Cloudy to the north with wind from the east

Sky looking north

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Hazy with clouds at 6,000 feet

Greater Beardstown Airport (K06) at Beardstown, IL

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Galesburg Airport (GBG) at Galesburg, IL

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Illinois River crossing into Iowa

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Looking north
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Looking west

Strangely Plowed Fields

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What were the farmers thinking?

Crossing over the Illinois River again

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Back into Illinois (to the east-right)

I don't know what this is.

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I think this might be an armory storage area.

More strangely plowed fields.

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Sky Clearing to the north

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Iowa County Airport (MRJ) at Mineral Point, WI

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Approaching from the south
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Entering downwind for runway 22
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On downwind for runway 22
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Buildings at airport
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Rolling down runway 22
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On downwind for runway 22
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On downwind for runway 22
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On base for runway 22
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On final for runway 22
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Taking off runway 22

Platteville Municipal Airport (PVB) at Platteville, WI

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Approaching from the northeast
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Getting closer
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And closer
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On downwind for runway 25
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On final for runway 25
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On final for runway 25
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On final for runway 25
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Rolling down runway 25
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On base for runway 33 / We switched
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On final for runway 33
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Rolling down runway 33

Platteville, WI

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The town of Platteville
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"Mountain" with a big M on it.
It could be 3/4 of a W I guess

Lancaster Municipal Airport (73C) at Lancaster, WI

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Approaching from the southeast
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On final for runway 18
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Getting closer
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and closer
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On downwind for runway 18
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On downwind for runway 18
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On final for runway 18

Cassville Municipal Airport (C74) at Cassville, WI

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Flying past the airport.
It is right along the river.
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Flying past the airport

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Flying past the airport

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The airport is just above the highest waterway
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On downwind for ruwnay 29

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On downwind for ruwnay 29

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Illinois River
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Illinois River
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Turning base for runway 29
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On base for runway 29
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Turning final for runway 29
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On final for runway 29
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On final for runway 29
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On short final for runway 29
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Rolling down runway 29
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Rolling down runway 29
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Taking off runway 29
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Climbing up from runway 29
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Bluffs to the right of runway 29
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Looking across top of bluffs
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On base for runway 29
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On final for runway 29
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On final for runway 29
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On final for runway 29

Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) at Dubuque, IA

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Approaching from the northwest
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On long right downwind for runway 31
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Getting closer
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Looking at the intersecting runways
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The intersecting runways (13/31 & 18/36)
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On right downwind for runway 31
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Looking at the airport
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Turning long final for runway 31
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On long final for runway 31
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Getting closer
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And closer
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Almost to runway 31
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On short final for runway 31
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Dubuque Jet Center
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American Eagle coming in to deliver passengers
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American Eagle going past
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American Eagle parked at Jet Way
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Dubuque Regional Airport Main Terminal
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N10SE - A Lear Jet model 45 from Memphis, TN

Sky looking south

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Hazy again, clouds at 8,000 feet

Davenport, IA

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The river is the Illinois River
separating Illinois and Iowa.

GPS showing our speed

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147 Knots = 169.2 Miles per hour

Monmouth, IL

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Approaching from the north
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Monmouth Municial Airport (C66) At Monmouth, IL
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Monmouth College in the center of town.

Sky clearing

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Plane under us

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White dot just above the curve of the road
Zoom in to see.
We were at 5,500 feet so he was probably at about 1,500 feet

N737WQ - 1977 Cessna 172N

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Right Side
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Right Front
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Instruments