Flight to deliver Computer equipment from Michigan to Maine and back.  

05/04/2002

Computer equipment for Boundless.  The Hinckley Company in Southwest Harbor, Maine is ready to install my NavigatorPC equipment on Boundless.  I have the equipment in Michigan, so a quick flight to Maine and back is in order.  I estimated five hours from Pontiac, Michigan to Bar Harbor, Maine.  I estimated the same for the return trip.

Garmin GNS 430 gps with first leg of route, Pontiac, Michigan to Syracuse, New York

Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch...Niagara Falls

Canal by the Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

I hope my original  flight instructor doesn't see this.  I am approaching the yellow arc. (speed).  The conditions were becoming quite turbulent, so I slowed things down not too long after I took this shot.

my lap, the instrument approach chart for Bar Harbor, Maine,  my procedures bookI keep it open to "engine failure while in flight") and paper to write Approach Control instructions on.

The Garmin indicates 173 kts over the ground!! Top speed on this trip was close to 200mph ground speed on this trip.

Boundless!!!!  I have not seen her all winter.  :(     It was nice to see her again, but she's a mess!!!  It actually took us quite a while to locate her amongst the boats, finally, tucked way in the back, the last possible location to look in-there she was!

Greg Fisher, the electrician, and Judi Wilson, my service writer.

masts stored for the winter

more masts

and even more masts

not done yet, even more masts

it breaks my heart to see Boundless in such disrepair.  However, I know that the deconstruction is necessary to run the wires for the new satellite TV (KVH) system and the new Navigator PC marine computer system.

What a pit!!

Hurricane hit the inside of Boundless?

This is where the microwave goes.  This had to be removed because the rf mouse/keyboard receiver goes here.  This location is centrally located, therefore, the keyboard/mouse can be used from anywhere on the boat.  The micro will be gently reinstalled after the rf receiver is wired.

The new Navigator PC box on the nav station.  We discovered that the box would not fit where I had originally planned to install it.  I think that discovery made the trip worth it.

another example, on another Hinckley, that illustrates how the monitor could be displayed.

another view of the monitor display

another view of the monitor display

another view of a different  monitor display

well, the business end of the trip is over and a moment of pleasure, looking out over Southwest Harbor is called for.

Wheels off of the Pontiac, Michigan runway at 8:00 am, Saturday May 4th, 2002, and at 11:30pm the same day, wheels touched down on that same runway.  ten hours of tach time total, and a wonderful afternoon spent in Southwest Harbor, Maine.

I had planned to fly over the harbor and take some pictures, either on arrival or departure, but the last half hour of flight on arrival and the first half hour of flight on departure was way too turbulent. I didn't feel comfortable flying and taking pictures, plus, I really wanted to get away from the rough stuff.  The flight was uneventful and calm except for one error on my part.  Severe Clear skies and calm winds was the norm except for the part around Bar Harbor, Maine. I announced my intentions upon arrival to Bar Harbor Traffic, and indicated my position (Base, Final) for the active runway (35).  However, I ended up doing a crosswind landing on runway  4.  I didn't notice my error until  I was near the end of the runway on approach, and since there was no other traffic in the area, and I really wanted to get those wheels on the runway, I  didn't do a "go around."

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