Mission 5721 - Theodore to Rockhampton

Background

On Thursday the 25th of November 2010 I flew Mission 5721, making it my 145th Angel Flight.

The mission descriptions from Angel Flight was:

SUBSEQUENT TRIP REQUEST (33rd and 34th Angel Flights) :

An elderly gentleman from Theodore recently underwent surgery for cancer of the face.

He recently visited Rockhampton to see a specialist Audiotologist for tests and initial fitments for hearing aids. He returns for further tests and fitments.

Archerfield to Theodore and Rockhampton

I had to get up early again for this flight, as James' appointment required a departure out of Theodore by 8:30. So at 7:00 I was airborne out of Archerfield heading north.

The flight was largely uneventful and Theodore soon hove into view. After looking around for a while I even managed to spot the airstrip.

Theodore to Rockhampton

James and his wife Delwyn were already waiting for me in the company of the ubiquitous Juanita.

After a quick briefing I had them both aboard and we headed further north toward Rockhampton. The flight was not too smooth, but it did not seem to affect James or Del terribly much. As a matter of fact, provably due to my captivating personality, Del soon drifted off to the Land of Nod.

Upon landing at Rockhampton we taxied to the aero club where Earth Angel Rosemary Kajewski was already waiting. So while she took care of my passengers I started the engine and taxied over to the fuel bowser where I added 30 litres of Avgas to each wing tank.

Rockhampton to Archerfield

The trip down south was through a little bit of cumulus clouds, but soon I was sitting on top of it, having to descend into the murk just north of Archerfield. I re-emerged from the bottom of the cloud, still the right way up!, with Mt Coot-tha straight ahead. So I could affect a normal Visual Approach to Archerfield.

Summary

I was back on the ground in Archerfield after having