May took me to Ohio, Missouri and Illinois.... and some unusual experiences and weather conditions.
Flying AROUND the ash cloud and adding an EXTRA 2 hours to my first flight was the start of it. Pretty impressive nonetheless, as we could make out the dark plume breaking through the clouds in the distance.
Cincinatti was delightfully sunny, and Todd and his team at 3D Vision made me very welcome.
Next stop St Charles and some extraordinary weather. I'm not used to tornadoes where I come from or to pilots asking for 2 people to get off the plane as the aircraft is too heavy for the conditions!!! I was also curious to how they decided it would equate to TWO people as it's fair to say that those of us belted into our seats were a hotch potch of sizes.
Arriving in the city my cab needed an outboard motor and propella and I have never seen windscreen wipers work so hard.
My return to Chicago was equally eventful - first of all as I entered the terminal to check in I was met by blaring sirens and instructions to evacuate immediately.
I'm not used to tornadoes where I come from or to pilots asking for 2 people to get off the plane as the aircraft is too heavy for the conditions!!! I was also curious to how they decided it would equate to TWO people as it's fair to say that those of us belted into our seats were a hotch potch of sizes.
Anyway 2 x $400 dollar vouchers later, we were taxi-ing along the runway while 2 people stayed behind to wait for the later flight...... which given the impending storms was then promptly cancelled.
Barbara and Ed at Fisher Unitech offices plus some other 'friends' I met in the office!
