Flew up to Lake Winnipesaukee NH yesterday, 40 knots going north, 80
knots returning. Alton Bay was frozen over, but the lake itself was
blue water. It has long been my ambition to land on the ice, but I
fear not in 2006.

The land is certainly different when covered with snow: can't tell the
ponds from the fields. Makes me grateful for the GPS.

Hampton airport was newly plowed. The last snowfall was a wet one, so
the surface was glazed. With a west wind on a north-south runway, the
Cub has a mind of its own. I did a Henry IV (wisdom the better part of
valor) and landed three-point. It's been a long time since I did that.
I hate it when the runway disappears and you can't see what's in front
of you!


-- all the best, Dan Ford

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