Captain Tedward's Flying Adventures

Hello Everyone!

Did some mountain flying yesterday. Definitely an adventure! Great weather and beautiful scenery.

The day started off around 9am with me at the controls flying from Hilton Head to Asheville, NC. After a bite of lunch at the J & S Cafeteria (great food!), my friend Christina took the controls and gave me an aerial tour of some of the prettiest sights in the Southeast. That tour lasted about two and a half hours and then we returned to Asheville for some fuel. I think piloted the plane back to Hilton Head.

Oh, and for those of you going to the Beaufort MCAS Air Show this weekend, stop on by and say hello. Kim and I (as well as the plane) will be there as a static display representing the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue. Hope to see you there and enjoy the photo slide show below.

Captain Tedward

Hound Dog One and I participated in this air race and placed 7th. It's not a race against others but a race against the manufacturer's rated highest attainable speed at sea level in the plane you are flying. The one who finishes the race closest to this "index" is declared the winner.

Kim was also there (Luke and Mason too) with a display booth for Hound Dog One/CBHR and we got the word out to a few people that stopped by. Ann from Bluffton also helped out and brought her two Bassets. This was a good practice run since we have a huge event coming up in two weeks....the Beaufort MCAS Air Show featuring The Blue Angels.

Ted
Hound Dog One Pilot

Last Tuesday, 2 of my friends, Paul and Christina, flew down to St. Augustine with me. Our plan was to visit Zaharias Restaurant‎ for lunch. Paul's wife's family owns that restaurant and I have heard great things about the food. Well, we loaded up and departed Hilton Head around 9:00am. The flight down was about an hour and 21 minutes.

Once we landed, Paul got a rental car and we started into town. We decided to stop by the famed St. Augustine Lighthouse for a quick tour. My legs are still sore from climbing those stairs.

Once done there, we drove done to the restaurant. Paul ordered some Fried Calamari and the famous flaming cheese! So delicious. I ended up having the queen cut of prime rib...blackened since Paul highly recommended it. We left that place stuffed to the gills.

I highly recommend the place. Their address/number is 3945 A1A S, St Augustine, FL 32080, (904) 471-4799. If you are in the area, drop in and try it!

After lunch, we ventured back to the airport and I let Christina fly us VFR (visual flight rules) over to Gainesville. We grabbed a crew van from University Air Center and drove into town past the University of Florida campus and wound up at a Starbucks west of town. We were not there long since we had a 1.5 hour limit on the courtesy vehicle.

Once back at the airport, we headed back to Hilton Head. Another great adventure with good friends.

Thanks for flying by.

Captain Tedward

On Monday, Ted, Christina, and I flew up to North Carolina for a little Outer Banks flying. I flew the first leg from Hilton Head, SC to New Bern, NC. Once we arrived in New Bern, we borrowed the crew car and went to Captain Ratty's Seafood Restaurant for lunch. Nothing like fresh seafood!

After lunch, Christina flew us up over the Pamlico Sound to Ocracoke Island and Hatteras. We stopped at both locations to look around (beaches are gorgeous!) and then she flew us back to New Bern.

We borroed the crew car once again to head back into town for a light snack for the trip home. I flew the leg back and the sunset was amazing!

Enjoy the slideshow!!!

Captain Tedward

Last Sunday, Kim and I flew up to Myrtle Beach for the day. She has heard me talk about how neat the Hard Rock Cafe is and she got the chance...finally! :-)

Since we flew to FL on Saturday, the hounds were still boarded at Camp Green Dog. We loaded up Sunday morning to spend a few hours up there. Well, what can i say that most people don't already know.....tourist trap hell!!!

It wasn't very crowded and the temperature was cool so not too many people out along the beach. What amazed us both was the amount of souvenir shops along Business Highway 17! And pancake and omelet places??? At least 6 per mile. I think we'll pack up and move there....NOT!

Needless to say, no picture taking that day since there really wasn't anything of note. Well, maybe the Starbucks we stopped at for coffee. ;-)

Was just a great day hanging out with my sweetie!

Thanks for flying by.

Captain Tedward