CO to VA in a Diamond

Duck_Twacy

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Had the opportunity to ferry a Diamond DA-20 from BJC to OFP over two days, Thursday and Friday. I had to deal with that weather system for the entire two days; on Thursday it kept pushing me further and further north before I stopped for the night, and on Friday when I finally poked through the cold front I was battered by the ridiculous winds all the way home. It was so rough that I had to strap everything down, including the camera. Here's what I was able to get:

Mooney on short final:
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Number two for takeoff:
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Looking back towards Broomfield and Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park:
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On final into North Platte, NE:
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Sunset somewhere over Nebraska:
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Sunrise over Iowa:
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My attempt to be like CK:
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Name that city, on the mighty Mississippi:
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The associated airport:
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Here's the front I have to get through:
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One more CK-esque shot:
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Couldn't take another pic until I got home because of the turbulence (including my first severe in any aircraft). I didn't have a tripod, and tried to steady my camera on my bag. Didn't work:
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MLI, but Swen beat me to it.

Looks like a great trip! I really need to figure out how to get into this ferry flying stuff.
 
How many hours do you have in the DA-20 and whats the best way to get a ferry gig? Also I'm assuming you flew VFR because the DA-20 is not approved for IMC correct?
 
How many hours do you have in the DA-20 and whats the best way to get a ferry gig? Also I'm assuming you flew VFR because the DA-20 is not approved for IMC correct?

I have 100 or so hours in the Diamond, all dual given, until this trip. And yes, it was VFR all the way, which made for some interesting planning with that weather system (and a bit of....ahem....ground reference maneuvers....to get past the weather)

All of my ferry trips come from the FBO that bought the flight school I used to teach for.
 
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