Since the weather keeps on being ugly on Friday mornings.... well..... I keep on flying on Friday mornings... Around 8am, the weather was described as overcast at 400ft with wind gusts from 14 to 18 knots and thunderstorms in Southern Georgia moving to the North.
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And as may be infered from this photo, weather was indeed ugly. The tip of the mighty Bank of America pencil-like tower was not to be seen, hiding itself in clouds. Even the smaller AT&T tower -formerly BellSouth- had transformed itself into a cloud-scraper...
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Bank of America tower hidding itself behind the AT&T one and resting in a deep soup of low-level stratus
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Aviation Atlanta minimums for instrument operations call for 200ft above published minimums. ILS at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport missed approach altitude is a mere 200ft above ground so it was technically allright to go for a ride.
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I went to the airport and shot two ILS approaches at PDK. Luckily we broke out of clouds at 800ft above ground. During the manoeuvers to establish the airplane into its final approach path, we reached 4000ft and flew right above the overcast layer. It was plain sunny and shiny up-above with magnificent views over the peaks of the Appalachians just emerging from a napping of clouds.
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So when people ask me why I keep on flying on bad days, I have a new pre-formated reply... Well you know, I am just taking care of my tanning and complexion so I went up-above to a place where the sun shines... After all, paradise is up-above. Right ?
.Baldwin and the Whiffles
Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang
Boom ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay
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Oh, life could be a dream
If I could take you up in paradise up above
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream sweetheart
Hello hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again
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Oh, life could be a dream
If only all my precious plans would come true
If you would let me spend my whole life lovin' you
Life could be a dream Sweetheart
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Now every time I look at you
Something is on my mind
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine
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Oh, life could be a dream
If I could take you up in paradise up above
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream Sweetheart
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Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom
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Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom
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Now every time I look at you
Somethin' is on my mind
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine
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Life could be a dream
If I could take you up in paradise up above
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream Sweetheart
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Hello hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again
Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang
Ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay
Life could be a dream
Life could be a dream, Sweetheart
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Life could be a dream
If only all my precious plans would come true
If you would let me spend my whole life loving you
Life could be a dream Sweetheart
Life could be a dream
Sweetheart
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