US Cessna 172 Pilot Spends 4 Hours Drawing a Christmas Tree in the Sky

A US Cessna 172 Pilot spent 4 hours in the sky to draw a Christmas tree.

The remarkable pattern was performed by a Cessna172N Skyhawk, registered N6387F. It was primely 42 years old. The aircraft took off at 01:26 on December 19, from Lakeland Linder International Airport. The aircraft had a track heading of 173 degrees and was flying over Mulberry at the time of mapping the Christmas Tree.

At 2,300 feet N6387F altered its track heading to 160°, 90°, and so forth, as it traced the right side the star that would be placed on top of Christmas Tree. The aircraft traced the left side, covering roughly Fort Lonesome and Duette, after tracing the star's one side.

As if the skill of flying with precise headings weren't enough, the aircraft also completed half the left side to trace ornaments with lights and bubbles. The entire Christmas Tree was completed with all the decorations and had two neatly wrapped presents at the bottom.

The festive flying feat took four hours and N6387F returned to Lakeland Linder International Airport around 05:58. Although the pilot from the private aircraft couldn't be reached at the time of writing, this flight pattern was well thought out.

Spreading the holiday spirit

Flightradar24 stated that the Christmas Tree drawn by the Cessna172N Skyhawk was the most detailed. This is despite the fact that the flight tracking website has witnessed other attempts at displaying the holiday spirit in recent years.

 

Source: simpleflying.com