Laredo to Georgetown

Laredo Customs at Terminals 3 and 4

Weather and Flight Plan

The weather was clear all the way to Georgetown. After having to endure the somewhat tedious process of the mandatory filing of flight plans in quadruplicate and having them stamped by multiple offices then filing a close flight plan form at the end of each flight in Mexico, I elected to exercise my U.S.A. freedom to fly without filing a flight plan.

The Flight

Takeoff: 4:43 pm   Landing: 6:13 pm   Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

I set a direct course to Georgetown and climbed to 5500 feet. As we approached San Antonio, I called approach and requested flight following. That is a procedure where the controller follows our progress on radar and announces any potentially conflicting traffic. We crossed over San Antonio and Randolf Air Force Base and then got handed off to Austin Approach and finally Georgetown Tower. It was a routine flight.

Arriving at Georgetown, it was quite chilly and out came the coats again. Sigh.

Here is a youtube video of the landing at Georgetown.