VFR Flying South Carolina to Michigan. Long Cross Country For Work in my Tiger.

I planned to make this 2 leg, 5hr flight IFR, but I cancelled and went VFR after I couldn't get through the Charlotte Bravo Airspace. Stopped for a very cheap and good hamburger at the Cloud 9 cafe. Battled some new vibrations in the airplane, persistent headwinds, and gnarly crosswind landings at both stops. Great little day of flying!

[@markhuebbe]

Nice flight. Rad transition at the end in the hangar 🤙

[@thecommercialpilot]

Thanks. My dude Doyle worked on this episode and he was quite hyped on that composite.

[@jeremyjabaay]

I love airplanes... Glad you do too.

[@1dullgeek]

I live near Charlotte. Their runways are north south. They're never going to let you cross over the top from your direction. Your best chance would be to line yourself up so that you cross over the top going pretty much due west and staying low at 4000-5000 so that you don't interfere with the airplanes flying downwinds at 10000. T398 is the route they want you to take to cross. Sometimes they let you use it. Sometimes they don't. I don't know why.
Re: the vibration, when I had a similar problem, my A&P suggested that maybe my nose wheel was vibrating in the wind and that was translating into the cabin. Maybe stick a camera on the tail tiedown to see if anything is vibrating on the gear...?
Wow. Cool effect pulling the car out and putting the airplane in.

[@thecommercialpilot]

Thanks for the tip! It looks like it might have been one plug going intermittent.

[@JohnHuebbe]

Nice landing. Looked tricky. And, like, wtf with not getting you through Charlotte

[@ItsJustPreVR]

gonna be gnarrrrrly

[@FlyingNDriving]

When's the last time the motor mounts were changed

[@thecommercialpilot]

Good one yea. But it was only 2 years ago.

[@GrummanCheetahPilot]

Great video - The deserts at Cloud 9 are incredible - 2 hours from me KAAS, but worth the hop over.

[@thecommercialpilot]

Dang! I usually get desert to go but it was too bumpy. Next time!

[@dand2440]

Nice landing!
This April in Mi sure has been windy
I fly out of Z98

[@thecommercialpilot]

It’s been really windy. All that warm air in and out has made it interesting.

[@dsyncd555]

you had to wrestle that down.

[@thecommercialpilot]

Both times. That whole flight was a lot of work!