Results for "245 airports in California"

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  • What LA looks like flying at night

    Have to fly > 50 miles away and 3 hours with 10 landings at night. Among other things, it's hard to judge your altitude at night.  Clouds are just blacker spots in the sky. Black spots on the ground are either airports, or mountains, or lakes/ocean, or rough terrain.

  • Fly-By at FlaBob!

    Going places in a trike is Cool !!  I think Ken has the bug now.  I was only able to check 3 more airports off my list, but they were cool ones, especially Big Bear-- had been wanting to do that and needed good conditions-- and FlaBob, home of EAA Chapter #1 very cool.

  • Strobe Lights in Action

    This photo was taken one beautiful evening at California Valley at twilight. With one additional wire, the lights can be synced (right and left) so they fire at the same time. I used a dipole switch for my strobes (off, position, strobe) $27 from B & C Specialty Products.

  • Wing Man

    Shot of attawayl off my right wing with the Jean dry lake on the background. On our way to the Ivanpah dry lake at the Nevada, California state line

  • "California- Central Coast Flight- Pismo, Morro Bay, Hearst Castle, Big Sur"

    ...rs at 60kts if no wind). This section of California is located near San Luis Ob...Oceano, usually not foggy even when coastal airports are.  Watch out for nearly...p; Hang Gliders in the mountains here. California Valley / Soda Lake is to the...

  • East Shore of Lake Tahoe Nevada with California in the distance

    Paul Hamilton (Reno) training Jon Carmichael (Las Vegas) for private pilot high altitude above 10,000 at Lake Tahoe at the North Shore looking south

  • Jim's Flights- cool SkyVector Map-- Create your own easily

    It's easy to make a map of all the places you've flown for your own & oth...easy). On SkyVector-  enter two distant airports you've flown to separated...p; Then drag the purple route line onto the other airports y...

  • XC Triker as seen from the Tower

    I thought this would be a unique view--  I talked the tower into taking photos of us flying today--  The shots in the air didn't come out so great.  No snow, but this one is kinda unique.  Was cold (California cold) in the air though. Happy New Year!

  • Trike in tow at El Mirage dry lake

    Trike in tow at El Mirage dry lake - headed for California!

  • My New Aircraft

    Hey Guys, FINALLY!!!!! got my new Skyper airworthied  in Tucson on November 11th.  Had to fly off...PS - XC - believe it or not, I got endorsed by Neil to fly into towered airports w...