Back Home In Class C

On a recent flight out of south bend regional (KSBN) intended to get proficient at operation in class C airspace again I was able to benefit from the knowledge and experience of pilots far more experienced than myself. I got a firsthand lesson in humility and the value of interacting with other pilots. Over the practice area that I spent many hours learning and practicing private pilot maneuvers I had never noticed that in the trees by one of the major landmarks that indicates one of the boundarys of the practice area had been written the name of an old company that had gone out of business long before I was born. It took a little while to realize what I was looking at, but once my mind finally got a hold on what I was seeing I couldn't believe that after all the time I spent over that landmark I had been missing something that had been hidden in plane sight for longer than I have been walking the Earth. This was the start of what would turn out to be a great flight. Afterwards I took us down to Knox airport in Indiana. For those of you that don't know Knox airport is one of the friendlier airports around, and also has fuel prices that can't be beat. At Knox I learned about Goshen airport. Not far from south bend I am told that Goshen airport is just about the friendliest place a pilot can go. They have a friendly attitude, a pilot shop, fixed wing and helicopter flight training,and a lunch buffet. This has got me itching to get back up in one of those old Club 172's that I learned to fly in and rediscover flying in my old back yard. I look forward to paying them a visit, however it will have to wait. This weekend I will be attending the air show in Elkhart Indiana and will keep you up to date about how things stacked up. Also don't be worry about hearing more about Goshen airport, it is on my August visit hit list.