I'd planned earlier last week to go to Hyannis on Sunday morning, but as the weekend approached, it looked like Saturday would be the better choice, and I was able to change the reservation.
It turned out well. Ben came along and took pictures along the way, so when I get a chance to unload that camera, there'll be even more to post.
We went by way of Bedford and Norwood, under and around the Class B at 2700. I picked that route after realizing that going direct (if we could get it) would put us out over the water for a bit, and I didn't really want that.
My usual N61976 wasn't available, so I used N13081. Remembering the different identification when talking was probably the hardest part of the trip.
Where 976 has an ADF, 081 has a VFR-only GPS unit. What a difference that makes! It's like cheating, because I can just look at it and get an accurate position. I still tuned the VORs and identified them and watched the needles, but there was a lot less guessing involved.
The bad part of 081 is the mechanical radios. Having no flip-flop tuning makes dealing with ATC much harder, especially as Boston tends not to use the published frequencies all the time; they give you different ones depending on workload. So, it's not uncommon to have both a new squawk code *and* a new frequency to dial in.
It was hazy and warm, but quite smooth both there and back. We stopped for a few minutes in the run-up area at HYA to check in back home, and then took off again. Maybe next time I'll plan for a little more time so that we can actually stop somewhere for that $250 hamburger.
I haven't decided where to go next, but probably somewhere different. Maybe New York.
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