I learned to be wary of March weather as an aviation-obsessed child, when the month’s characteristic gusts kept me from flying the small balsa wood model airplanes I enjoyed building. This March was having a similar effect on my GA flying—until last Sunday.
For the first time in more than a week, the low overcast gave way to clear skies, and wind speeds settled back to single digits. Winter weather advisories punctuated the coming week’s forecast in my Northeast region, so I was determined to make the most of what might be the last ideal flying day for a while. I got an early start on the drive to the airport with plans to revisit a few memorable cross-country routes I last flew as a student.
