CAVU - Clear & Visability Unlimited

Posted by: watfordl, 3:14 PM GMT on May 13, 2011

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Christmas on THE BEACH - Gulf Shores AL Orange Beach & LULUS

Posted by: watfordl, 4:57 PM GMT on January 10, 2009

Every year when the outside temperature drops below freezing and the first few flakes of snow start to swirl - some thing inside me starts screaming - SEAFOOD!Unfortunately, choices for good seafood here in the mountains of East Tennessee are kind’a slim. BBQ – Yes, Mountain Trout – OK (not SEAFOOD), Steak and Potatoes absolutely – but good ole mercury laden, free range Flounder – forget it!A good excuse to head to a coast, any coast – not to mention th...

Updated: 5:14 PM GMT on January 10, 2009

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Wind is Weather - Part II

Posted by: watfordl, 3:34 AM GMT on November 30, 2008

Most pilots worry about visability and ceiling or freezing level, precip in various forms - but for the most part here in the Eastern US - wind is not often a weather factor.Oh sure, at altitude wind can mean a short or long trip and usually its always on the nose. I came home from Birmingham the other day at more than 200 knts over the ground - hour and 20 minutes - a trip that normally takes 2 hrs in calm air. Winds on the ground were typical 240 at 6 knts - ev...

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Burrrrrr

Posted by: watfordl, 12:29 AM GMT on November 21, 2008

What happened to Fall - Winter strikes with a vengence.

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Fall is coming to THE Mountains!

Posted by: watfordl, 2:02 PM GMT on September 28, 2008

Summer is over - thank goodness - we muddled thru - still short of water to the point that we didn't try to take "Sea Biscuit" out of the slip. Watauga Lake stayed well below my "comfort level" all season - for the second year in a row - so the old girl just sits in the slip. Hopefully we will see some changes in the weather pattern to bring us more rain or snow this winter. Slow soaking rain or slow melting snow will do the trick to get the lake levels back to nor...

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