Ray Andraka wrote:
: Sorry, but I do get a kick out of flying instruments. There's not
: much like coming out of an overcast with the runway right in front
: of you. Climbing up on top of a rainy day into bright sunshine
: is quite a kick too. Flying in and out of clouds, and the
: rainbows and the cloud canyons.... Thanks, but these things
: just can't be beat and then I can enjoy the earth on days when you
: vfr only folks are dodging the 20 hour a year yahoos.

YES! There's nothing like skiming o'er the top of an overcast in bright
sunlight (don't forget your sunglasses, even when it's miserable on
the ground!), whiffing through the occasional wispy ridge, watching the
airplane-shaped rainbow, and in the middle of this reverie having Boston
approach say "Cherokee 76J say type approach at Mansfield", and having to
tie down in the rain.

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Aaron Coolidge (N9376J)