Clear, Blue & A Million

Today was one of those perfect flying days, which are few and far between this time of year in the Northeast.

We started off at CVG. It was below freezing and we did have to de-ice, but there was no queue and it took just a few minutes. It was my leg to Raleigh-Durham, NC and the flight was beautiful. I like flying over the Ohio River Valley this time of year. When it's calm and cold, the warmth of the river draws a gray line of fog along as it meanders along its circuitous journey. Even with the delay from deicing, we made it to RDU on time and loaded up for the next leg to Boston.

Our route to Boston took us directly over New York City and I was able to shoot a few photos as we flew over Manhattan. I also took a few photos of the approach in to BOS. Boston was absolutely beautiful.
This photo was taken from 31,000 feet over New York City, so the quality isn't great.

This photo is of the base leg for runway 27 in to Boston. At the left is the airport and the entrance to Boston Harbor. Downtown is just out of view to the left. What a gorgeous day in Boston.

We had a full load from Boston to Baltimore, with most of the passengers headed for this Saturday's Army-Navy game. As we flew over the Hudson River, we made sure to point out West Point for the Army fans.

After we landed in Baltimore, we ended up on the same shuttle as several of our passengers from the BOS-BWI flight. They complimented me on a nice flight and the especially smooth landing. I can't really brag. The winds were pretty light and 30+ mile visibility made the visual approach to 31L pretty easy.

The flight attendant really wants to go to G&M Restaurant for crab cakes. Apparently, this is the place for Maryland crab cakes. We're all headed there tonight for an early seafood dinner. It doesn't take much to convince me to have seafood.

Other than a 150 knot headwind between BOS and BWI, it was a perfect day for flying.

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There are three more days left on this trip which I expect to be the final for IOE. Tomorrow we fly back to Boston, then JFK before heading to Toronto for our overnight. Sunday we'll be doing much of the same, but overnighting in Halifax. I've never been to Halifax and am looking forward to it. Hopefully by Monday I'll be released from IOE and ready to start life on the line.