I hope everyone has a safe and fun fourth of July.
This past friday I had the opportunity to take a day-trip with family to Chicago, IL. The whole day was an adventure, and I’ll post the itinerary below, but the ending was remarkable. On our American Eagle flight back to Philadelphia, the sky was lit up by fireworks. Nearly every part of the see-able land area below was sparkling, and it was the perfect ending to a terrific trip.
It made me think, today is not a good day for VFR (visual flight rules) flights in small airplanes. I know for a fact that part of the Orlando area airspace is off-limits to pilots around the Disney area for safety concerns, one of them being the danger of fireworks. For all you low-flying VFR pilots, be careful out there tonight, and have safe flights.
To all readers, have a great holiday!
Itinerary for Chicago:
9:20 AM: Arrive at Chicago O’Hare via American Airlines
9:40 AM – 10:30 AM: Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line from O’Hare to Monroe (Downtown)
10:40 AM – Noon: Willis Tower (Sears Tower) SkyDeck (Fast Pass)
Noon – 1:00 PM: Lunch at Hannah’s Bretzel (180 W. Washington St)
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Walk around the area (visited The Boeing Co. and a few other HQs)
1:31 PM – 1:48 PM: Chicago Transit Authority Bus #124 to Navy Pier (we walked instead, about a 40 min. walk)
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM: SeaDogs Architectural Speedboat tour of Chicago
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM: Hung out around Navy Pier
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM: Checking out The Magnificent Mile
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Dinner at Osteria Via Stato
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM: Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line at Clark / Lake to O’Hare
9:35 PM: American Eagle flight back to Philadelphia
