Subtitle: Someone I know from the flying club now flies business jets.
One of the planes he flies is based at the Cortland airport and had a 
flight the next day.  The weather forecast was for snow, and since the 
Cortland runway is about half as long as Ithaca, it would have insufficient 
length for takeoff if it was not dry.  So they needed to move the plane 
to Ithaca in order to leave on schedule regardless of the the forecast snow.
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However there is the logistics problem of retrieving the pilots' cars
that would be at the Cortland airport once the plane is parked at Ithaca.
That's where I came in.  Actually, earlier than that&mdash;I got to get a
ride on the Citation from Cortland to Ithaca!  While they were up, they
did a practice instrument approach at Cortland (N03)to test out some new 
avionics and then headed to Ithaca (KITH) and did a second approach there.  
To be clear, it's 12 miles from the Cortland Airport to Ithaca and about 
20 minutes by car.  We spent about 30 minutes given all the testing they 
did and the 2 approaches.  I think my Prius was cheaper.
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It was cool.  I've never been in a jet and been able to see the pilots
flying.  I was sitting just behind the cockpit and was watching and taking
some pictures.  Here are some highlights.  I was using my wide angle
lens, which is good for small spaces, but the image quality isn't great.
Some of the details on the cockpit instrument panels are pretty fuzzy.
48 pictures, March 2, 2019.

DSC_2022: The hanger is pristine.
DSC_2023: The Citation with the electric tug attached.
DSC_2024: David by the Citation.  Both pilots were named David, I guess it
keeps things simple, think Airplane!&colon; &quot;We have the clearance, 
Clarence.&quot;  &quot;Roger, Roger.  What&apos;s our vector, 
Victor?&quot; &quot;Huh?&quot; &quot;What?&quot; &quot;Who?&quot;
DSC_2025: The hangar door opens.
DSC_2026: The hangar door has some big hydraulic rams.
DSC_2027: The Citation ready to be pulled from the hangar.
DSC_2028: 
DSC_2029: The tug is attached.
DSC_2030: 
DSC_2031: I'm inside the Citation which is outside of its hangar.
DSC_2032: Looking down the cabin.
DSC_2033: THe view into the cockpit.  The panel is dark, everything is
still turned off.
DSC_2035: 
DSC_2037: David (in the left seat) is joined by David (in the right seat,
the owner of the company and a very expierienced Citation pilot).  The panel
is one and Both engines are running, indicated by the white bars in the 
indicators on the center of the panel, just above the planes call sign
(starting with N).
DSC_2039: A panel in the passenger cabin that has some information on it.
I didn't really notice what it said in flight as I was mostly watching
what was going on up front.
DSC_2040: A wider view of the little information display in the passener
cabin.
DSC_2041: Another view of the cockpit as they are setting up the flight plan.
DSC_2042: Also, on the ceiling of the cockpit is a satellite cell phone
in case they need it anywhere in the world.  It's a nicely outfitted plane.
DSC_2043: The cockpit instruments with a flight plan programmed into the
new $750,000 flight management system (FMR).
DSC_2044: We're taxiing in Cortland, leaving the ramp and about to turn
on the taxiway that parelles the runway (24 and 6).
DSC_2045: Lined up on Runway 24 at Cortland.
DSC_2046: Ready for takeoff.
DSC_2047: Part of the runway numbers (24) are visible.
DSC_2048: David begins to advance the throttles to takeoff power.
DSC_2049: The view out the cabin door window after takoff from Cortland.
DSC_2050: David initiates a left turn after a Runway 24 departure from
Cortland.
DSC_2051: Hey, we're banking to the left. 
DSC_2052: The backup Attitude Indicator (AI) agrees we're banking left.
DSC_2054: Some of the other cockpit instruments as we're in the bank.
We're at 3500 feet above sea level, climbing to 4000.  Our current climb
rate is a bit above 1000 feet per second.  The engines have been throttled
back an dour airspeed is just over 200 knots.
DSC_2055: At 4000 feet, we're in the clouds.
DSC_2056: The engines are throttled back quite a bit as we're going to 
be flying a practice instrument approach procedure back to N03.
DSC_2057: A view out the right-side window by my seat.
DSC_2058: A view out the left-side again, as we bank to intercept the 
Initial Approach Point of the N03 GPS 24 procedure.
DSC_2060: The Cortland 24 runway is several miles out, straight ahead.
DSC_2061: Cortland, as we banked and climbed out after the low approach.
DSC_2063: More Cortland looking to the east.
DSC_2064: Hey,I can see I-81 through the window (divided 2-lane road and 
if you look at the full-size verisons, you cna make out a couple of
 green highway signs).
DSC_2065: David and David confer on the cruise power settings for the 
current conditions, altitude, outside air temperatures, etc.
DSC_2067: On final approach to Runway 32 in Ithaca on the LPV GPS 32 
approach.
DSC_2068: A view of the panel as we're on final approach to RUnway 32.
DSC_2069: A couple miles out from Ithaca on final approach to Runway 32.
DSC_2070: Short final, Runway 32 Ithaca in a Citation.
DSC_2071: About to cross the threshold, Runway 32.
DSC_2072: Both engines shut down, parked at the FBO at Ithaca.
DSC_2074: Frank in the left seat of the Citation.  Once everthing has
been shut down and powered off.
DSC_2076: The Citation at Ithaca.