Iowa

I've been thinking a lot about Iowa lately.

Maybe it's because I flew across it four times last week.

Maybe it's because my instrument student is from there and one of the reasons he's getting his rating is so when he goes down there a couple times each month he'll cancel fewer flights because of the weather. (I've already explained that he'll probably cancel just as many flights, simply for different reasons, once he gets his instrument rating.)

Maybe it's because Iowa is a very, very dull place to fly over, which isn't a slam on Iowa (a state I happen to enjoy very much while on the ground) but more a reflection on the terrain. It's no more or less dull than flying over much of Minnesota or Illinois, for example.

Despite being boring as hell, I'd rather be flying over Iowa than doing almost anything on the ground.

Aviation is odd that way.