Some adventures take weeks or months of planning. Some are just thought up over dinner with friends. My buddy Jay and I had been talking about a day trip somewhere to see an aviation museum or event. So after he made a flight to D.C. for work he asked me about the
Dulles NASM and was it worth the trip to see it. A resounding yes from me put the trip planning in motion. He had only toured downtown D.C. and wanted to go back to see the museum. About two weeks ago our schedules looked like they would allow a day trip to Dulles on July 2nd. I took a day off work and he sorted out the passes on the airline. My excitement to be his tour guide in "Americas Hangar" and his flight privileges would make the trip come together.
My wife helped me pack up my gear for the day and sent me out the door when Jay pulled up at 5:15am. Do all adventures have to start so early in the morning?! We launched out of DFW on a 6:55am flight to IAD. It even worked out to takes some open sea…