December 2nd 2009
Our stay at Thunder Bay Esso couldn't have been better. Their service to us was excellent! The pilots based at YQT allowed us to stay two nights in their pilot/crew area and have access to the pilot lounge and amenities. All in all we had a good experience, despite eating almost every item on Tim Hortan's menu during our stay.
A new month had begun with more snow, but there was finally hope in leaving. Shortly after speaking with FSS, pilots from a local airline had just flown our intended route and said that the trip could be flown. It was encouraging to hear advise from an experienced pilot and know that we would be home that night.
We thanked the crew for the first-hand wx info and went on to file the flight plan. With everything in place we departed for our last leg of a 2500 nm journey.
As Manitoba was nearing, the more I got excited! Eventually the time came to dial our final frequency. At 1725 we touched down ending off a crazy adventure that will remain engraved in my mind forever. ~25 hours of PIC were added to my logbook and in those hrs. I learnt a ton. I stepped out of the plane a different pilot.
That night, I was finally in my own bed and was relieved to know that I would be flying Westjet home for Christmas!
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