Midwest and Great Lakes Autumn Adventure

Leg 9 - 11/1/2023 - Minneapolis, MN (KANE) to Madison, WI (KMSN)

Leg Stats

• Time Enroute: 1.7 hrs
• Distance (direct): 206nm
• Distance (actual): 221nm
• Fuel Used: 18.6 gal

By Wednesday, all the snowy weather had moved on and it was clear that the weather would be nice for our final few stops on the trip home. I worked in the hotel room for the day and then we loaded up and made the relatively short VFR flight to Madison. There was a VIP TFR in effect, so I filed our VFR flight plan and coordinated with Tower to get a squawk on the ground and depart.

We got out rather quickly, and enjoyed the flight over the still-snowy landscape that had just 2 days earlier been fall colors. Fortunately, since we were now heading southeast, the winds were finally at our backs for the first time on the trip! We landed in Madison and found a parking spot, and booked a hotel right next to the state capitol building. Katherine and I found a cool German restaurant in an old church and had some beers and dinner.

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