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Since the release of our new site, the community has been growing and springing to life. It would seem that with the addition of Pilot Awards, our members have found renewed vigor to start friendly competitions. If you've been on the Teamspeak, you have undoubtedly heard about the competition between two of our senior members, Pilot1666 (Mike) and N2LYJ2 (CJ). They will be beginning a race to 100 hours, starting next week. The delay of the race has not impeded the flight time of both members, however. Case in point, It is with the greatest honor to bestow upon N2LYJ2 the award of Around the World!!!
Being the only member of our community to accomplish this task, thus far, puts him into a category that all members should aspire to.
A few days ago, CJ departed New York on his first leg to Dresden. The next day, he was making his way to Tokyo. For anyone who hasn't experienced this, I can assure you, it truly gives new meaning to "long haul".
This morning, CJ was sitting on the tarmac at Tokyo Intl. ready to fly the final leg and by far, the most dangerous. His goal was JFK. After stopping en route to top off his tanks, in Anchorage, CJ Flew into US Airspace again. Being a bittersweet arrival, CJ was greeted by zero / zero conditions at JFK. Director of ATC, ViperAce307 was on hand personnaly to give CJ the vectoring for this momentous occasion. CJ was Vectored into Boston, where the weather wasn't much better. With 1 1/2 miles visibility, CJ was vectored onto the 15R ILS. Upon an instrument malfunction, he was instructed to go around. CJ however, would not be denied and flew his second approach with surgical precision.
When asked about his flight CJ had only one thing to say, "It was long and tiring, but well worth it."
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