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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Tuesday 28 June 2011. We had some catching up to do to get back on schedule; the Airspace Waiver routing had us going via Hyannis in Massachusetts, where we had planned to stay a day and visit some of the famous spots – Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Sandwich – but we decided to press on and try to get to Salisbury, Maryland for the evening. The weather in Bangor and along the route to Hyannis was just fine; after that we might encounter the storms that were making their way up the coastal region.

We were set to leave by 1030 hrs; holding at the runway threshold, we had a great view of two "Warthogs" taking off and then doing a low fly-past and an aerobatic manoeuver before disappearing from view. After take-off, the routing was to go back to the coast and follow it south. It was a pleasant 24 deg but very hazy so visibility was not going to be good for taking photos. Over Belfast Patrick levelled off the EZ at 6,500 ft and then exclaimed with excitement that he could see a little 'plane appearing on the Garmin instrument – the TIS (traffic information service) part of the programme had suddenly sprung into life (not seen before) – something else to keep an eye open for!

Passing Augusta, Brunswick and then Portland we were soon above Kennebunkport (visited some years’ ago on a day trip out of Boston). The coast around this area is very attractive with lots of little inlets and islands and sandy beaches. Patrick contacted Boston ATC for the preferred routing to Hyannis – we were given a direct routing, taking us to Cape Ann and then across Boston Bay: just a little too far away to see Boston with any clarity. The Hook of Cape Cod loomed out of the haze on our left as we made our descent into Hyannis, the views either side quite stunning – a place to add to the ‘revisit’ list.

At Rectrix FBO Matt helped with refuelling the EZ (US gallons now, not litres, so requiring some thought!), and we used their flight planning facilities for the next leg to Salisbury, MD. Starting up after a 1.5 hrs stop, we were just about to depart when we had an issue latching the canopy closed. ATC kindly allowed us to retrace our steps towards the FBO and a small parking apron where we were able to quickly fix the latch. After taking-off we could see that low cloud/fog was close to Martha’s Vineyard and coming in from the Atlantic. Again we would have no great views. Taking a direct route to Montauk Point on Long Island, this took us over the Elizabeth Islands toward Block Island, small and directly below us and thus too difficult to get a photo. Carrying on along the Atlantic coast of Long Island, we crossed the Hamptons heading for the general New York area. Again a call to ATC for the preferred routing, Patrick was pleasantly surprised when they cleared us direct to JFK airport and then to leave on a heading to the south west. Along with the clearance came a warning that there were storms in the area around Coyle.

We continued to enjoy the views as the area below became more built-up and turning over JFK airport we only had a very, very hazy view to Manhattan on our right. Pity that we were so close but unable to get any good pictures! Heading for Coyle we could see that a big storm was ever so slowly moving offshore but the track we were on was going to keep us clear to the west of it with only a minor deviation further right required. This now put us on a direct path to our destination with a clear view of Atlantic City on our left. Crossing over Delaware Bay, we made our southern landfall near Lewes, a beautiful sandy beach and spit of land, and then patchwork fields as we came to the Indian River and started our descent into Ocean City Airfield, Salisbury.

After landing we parked up alongside another Lear Jet (we are keeping good company) this time from the Walmart Corporation. Shutting the engine down at 1630 hrs we jumped out and chatted to the two pilots Justin and Brian; putting the EZ to bed at the same time, after which we walked together into the FBO where Amy the receptionist kindly arranged a room at a local hotel. We had a fine chat with her as we waited for the courtesy van to arrive, and once at the hotel we took the opportunity to have an early meal at a restaurant next door. It had been a long and successful day having negotiated our way through eight states and past two very major airports thanks to great and accommodating Air Traffic Controllers.

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Hook of Cape Cod, MA	Welcome to Cape Code, MA	Outside Rectrix FBO, Hyannis, MA   Comments!	Departing Hyannis, MA
Montauk Point, Long Island	Atlantic coast, Long Island, NY	New York, NY	On the approach into Salisbury, MD
With Little Ted at Ocean City Airfield, Salisbury

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