Little Rock, AR (USA)

Got up at 0615 and headed over to work. It was very foggy - I thought it might delay us. Brief was quick, so I took care of more work emails and then went down to visit some folks on the other end of the hangar (they had asked on Saturday if I could give them some inspection pointers). That went well and I managed to finish it before I had to head out to the plane. I rode in the back for the first leg - along with the one passenger (his name was Guy). It was relaxing and we had a good talk about careers, places to live and travel plans. The flight to Camp Springs was supposed to be under an hour - but the weather there was really bad and Ray and Joe attempted two approaches before they decided to divert back to Willow Grove. The return flight included a "roller coaster moment" when I was glad I had my seatbelt fastened... We landed in better weather and then waited for awhile for our scheduler to decided what we should do next. It turned out they were able to find someone in Camp Springs who could take those guys later in the day. Unfortunately, it meant that Guy had to get off the plane, since we no longer planned to go to Beaufort. On the next leg I insisted on getting up front so I could get the rest of my required flight time before something else happened... After we took off, the weather out west rapidly improved - and it was actually pleasant when we landed at our first stop (near Columbus, Georgia). I had never been to this airport, but it reminded me of Fort Campbell (Kentucky). We had a pretty quick turn and I sat in the back for the rest of the trip, since I got all the flight time I needed. It was actually fun to chat with the rest of the crew about experiences we had on aircraft carriers in the 1990s... And, lest I forget, I got another series of great meals from Kissel (it seems she always flies in the crew when I'm in Willow Grove): fruit, chicken sandwiches, crackers and cheese (etc.). Stopped in Little Rock to drop off our lift and then we headed back to Pennsylvania. Trip actually went fast and we landed around 1900 (close to our scheduled arrival time). Did some paperwork in the hangar and then headed back to my room. With my trip requirements completed, I called the travel office (and then the airlines) to see about changing my return date to Tuesday - it turned out to be no problem and didn't cost extra. Watched some TV and went to bed relatively early...