Night Flight to Watertown, WI

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Originally uploaded by Macknal.

On Wednesday, March 22, I was invited to join Kevin on a night flight to Watertown, Wisconsin. Departing from Waukegan at 5:15pm, we'd be at Watertown just after sunset. A steak-dinner that screamed value-for-money later and it was back in the air for the actual night flight back to Waukegan. Such a magical experience, flown by a chap who made it look so easy. Picking out airports in the dark is no simple task, as was picking out the information from radio-chatter that often sounded like noise to me. Seeing the Waukegan runways light up like a Christmas tree at the end as we approached to land was the ultimate; I'd often read about this in flying articles, but witnessing it for myself was something else. Thanks Kevin for a terrific evening!