Being born and raised in Atlanta, I can take the heat with the best of them. I've been out in the sun every summer since I was 2 years old. But I tell you what this summer has been a straight dog. I'm not complaining don't get me wrong, because I'll take this over snow and ice ANYDAY.
But inside of a Piper Warrior with 90% humidity, calm winds, and 95 plus degree heat....You might as well be in a sauna. My flights lately have been night flights to beat the heat. However I have had a few pretty cool flights so far this summer. I flew down to Sikeston , Missouri. It's not too far north of Memphis right where the ohio river joins the mississippi.
For this flight I had the pleasure of being co-pilot for a buddy in his Piper Aztec. This is a twin engine piston engine plane. It has retractable gear and a constant speed prop. It's a pretty nice bird. It can hold 6 people and there luggage and still carry a good amount of fuel. The only bad thing I can say about the plane is that it likes to fly low (Under 8k Feet) and isn't as fast as a Baron or other typical twin engine planes you normally see. But it'll get you there still a heck of a lot faster than a car, and is definitely more fun.
Here are some pictures below of my flight. At the time of the flight Southern Missouri was recovering from the major flooding that they were having. You could actually see many of the fields that were destroyed.
