"NW_PILOT" wrote in message news:doWdncJyT4TZz0LdRVn-

All I can say is what a trip I never had carburetor ice so bad that the
engine went out what a rush it was and the wife really enjoyed the little
1
day vacation in paradise.

This happened to me on my private long x-ctry, inbound and low over Walla
Walla. I remembered the end of The Great Santini where the pilot augers
rather than eject over a populated area and thinking "Oh, this is crap."
Reported problems, the carb heater straightened things out, I landed and
called the FBO to tell them I was going to take a short walk before starting
the return trip.

Did better than the other student an hour behind me on the same trip. On
his way home, he circled over the factory where he works a bunch of times,
near the bend in the Columbia, got confused and ended up in the MOA north of
Yakima. Turns out he followed the river in the wrong direction instead of
following his DG and waypoints.

-c