Been looking at different types of insurance. I haven't gone the route of getting a quote yet because I don't want the spam bullshit that will come with it.
Everybody seemed to be lined up to take off at that exact time we were there for a little pattern work. CFI told me it was a bit of practice in being ahead of the plane as I barely had time to get ATIS and approach info prior to radio contacts or announcements for each one.
Stop by, I’m here today, and every dayRipped around SoCal muni airports a bit yesterday. The runway at Cable was nice, even, and perfectly flat
Headed today for some solo pattern work, then a little break, then back for a night flight. Good times.
Can you set your Simms for fixed pitch prop? I haven't flown anything with constant speed yet. Going to bring up you deal with my CFI today.Stop by, I’m here today, and every day
Not currently, but it’s possible to do I just have to pony up for the configuration. My next configuration is a multi setup B58 with G-1000 is on order, new panel, new multi throttle and new dual mag switches. I’d like to put an A-36 configuration online, but it’s not a priority right now.
so there is some buy in on my part for each configuration and I need to be able to justify it. Bring your CFI in and I’ll show you guys what we have going on
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The SUV of the sky...We live in amazing times, december 17th marked the 120 year anniversary of the wright brothers flight. Sunday a guy I know was by in one badass king air, it’s a hot rod with big engines and one of the fastest 20 king airs in the world. I watched in awe as he took off, by the time he was up and crossing midfield he was at 4000’, by 3 1/2 minutes in they were at 11,000’ and clearing the mountains in the background. I went to an event last night at March air museum, they have a replica of the wright brothers craft, by looking at it I would never guess it was meant for flight. Absolutely amazing how far aviation has come for humanity in such a short time, I can only imagine what it will consist of in another 100 years. Maybe I’m too optimistic for humanity and we’ll still see cessna 172’s in play
You know it’s funny you mention that, I always tell people this doesn’t end until you’re strapped to a rocket headed to space.
Vcitorville looks much nicer at night when you can't see all the tweekers running around.
Yeah just one last night on 26. I have all the required night landings covered already, just needed to add the night cross country to the list. The runway was not bad at all. Taxi ways are about 1 billion times better lit that at Chino
. On departure we flew direct to Lenwood and with the headwind at one point our ground speed was 51 knots while air speed on climb out was 87 - 90 mph indicated. Safe to say we hit a little headwind. Crabbed over Stoddard Valley OHV area watching all the night ridding going on. Going up over Cajon was a bit bumpy but fun. Good times.
That's cool! Making some serious progress on your quest. I would think every city would look better at night and from the air.Yeah just one last night on 26. I have all the required night landings covered already, just needed to add the night cross country to the list. The runway was not bad at all. Taxi ways are about 1 billion times better lit that at Chino
Yeah I'm at the end of the Private Pilot madness. Had some scheduling conflicts along the way which extended it a bit. But in reality, for my goal I need hours regardless so it's all good. Been a blast every time I've flown so far.That's cool! Making some serious progress on your quest. I would think every city would look better at night and from the air.
One of my brother's friends is a commercial airline pilot. Big stuff now, but had done "puddle jumpers" for the sister company for years. One of his routes took him into Tucson on Friday and Saturday nights years back. He and his co-pilot played a game on approach. First person to see PD lights won, other bought dinner
Actually, haven't taken it. I've passed several of the online practice tests from multiple sites well above the required 70%. Timing of real life is screwing that up. But I'm guessing over the next couple weeks that will be knocked out as well as all the required solo cross country's. I plan on doing (actually already have) far more flying than required. Just not one of those in a hurry considering my plans are beyond simple PPL. All the hours and things I'm doing count regardless.
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Looks like an escape pod from a SciFi...Personal Aircraft Requiring No Certificate to Fly Hits U.S. Market
Manufacturer Pivotal opened U.S. sales of Helix, its flagship personal aircraft controlled using two joysticks.
Easy stuff. That's just a little coastal rolling in at sunset. We were at 5500 in that picture headed south just outside of Los Alamitos. There were some very light misty rain patches off the coast but as soon as you hit solid land it was clear. Flight was out and clear of Camp Pendelton over the ocean. Crazy thing was from there looking south you could already see all the lights on the San Diego coast line. Picture makes it look way brighter out that it actually was.
By then I plan on being into IFR and going between actual flight and Whiteworks set up to get the required hours. For sure hit me up and we can try and go fly around a bit.
Definitely try to get as much actual as you can with your cfii.
If you have CFI's on board with this it will be much smoother. My current CFI is too close to his ATP required hours and told me if the boss ever found out he was moonlighting somewhere he'd be fired immediately. I don't blame him at all, that company has kept him pretty busy all this time, and honestly I don't know if he has the time outside of his regular stuff to help out.
Yeah, I'm trying to get as much actual seat time with him as I can before I'm signed off and test (already well beyond minimums). Pretty much stuck to 2 hours out and back (So 4 hours blocks) due to time restrictions from the flight school. But I plan on hitting most airports in the SoCal area with him on board so at least I'm familiar with them. The night flight into Palomar was pretty funny. Everything was on track, and I knew where we were flying, but I couldn't see the strip until about a mile out as it blended into everything around it coming in from the north. An approach from inland would have been extremely obvious as their runway approach lighting is legit! My CFI just laughed and told me not to feel bad, their beacon is horrible and even he couldn't see it. He'd been there a ton, so he knew what was up, and kept giving my corrections, but still let me figure it out which is exactly why we get along. His teaching style is just enough input and corrections, but lets you experience things so you can learn.Definitely try to get as much actual as you can with your cfii.
The feeling of flying into clouds takes a few times to get used to. The nice part is on the coast it’s usually pretty easy to time it so you can get actual, even if it’s just a thin fog layer.
