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Not wanting to have a vacation devoid of flying, Shannon and I lifted off this afternoon for a quick hop to re-visit Enchanted Rock from a different perspective – the air. We departed IFR and skirted the bottom of a scattered deck of clouds at 5,000 feet. We did the VOR instrument approach to Fredericksburg airport and were treated to complimentary tea & soda from the folks at the Airport Diner (…we think they were glad we didn’t come in 15 mins before closing time to order a STEAK…).

We then departed Fredericksburg and did three orbits of Enchanted Rock with Shannon snapping photo after photo with her digital camera.

The lighting sucked and there was haze everywhere. We made the best of what we had to work with! For some reason, almost all of our aerial visits to Enchanted Rock have involved marginal visibility and haze… we can’t wait for an arrival there when the air is crisp and clear.

Hope you enjoy the photos!

http://www.noticetoairmen.com/photos....php/cat/3019/

Shannon

Glossary of Aviation Terms used in the Post:

IFR -- Instrument Flight Rules, eg. flying by using the aircraft's instruments only, rather than referring to visual references outside the aircraft. Pilots with an IFR rating can fly in conditions (cloudy/overcast days; light rain; high fog, etc.) that would keep a non-IFR rated pilot on the ground.

Since we had some low clouds in the area, Justin flew an IFR approach to the Gillispie County Airport (Fredericksburg) and we then flew to Enchanted Rock using Visual Flight Rules -- "eyes outside the cockpit", due to no clouds in the area and a low altitude of flight.

VOR -- Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range -- a primary form of radio navigation for pilots.

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