Thermal Reading

I taxied out from beneath the side table, maintaining a steady heading across the parquet toward the low hum near the baseboard. The wooden floor gave way to the slotted brass grid of a floor heating register. Aligning my nose gear carefully along the center metal divider to prevent dropping into the slats, I rolled both main wheels onto the warm surface. A steady, gentle updraft rose through the vents, flowing evenly under both wings. Positioned three feet from the sliding patio door, I have a clear, sheltered vantage point to log the sleet accumulating on the exterior glass.