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  • Engine off landing practice at N57 on 4-6-14

    With no GA traffic on Sunday evening, I had to practice a few engine off landings.  In this case I cut power on down wind for several landings.  I am a big believer in the importance of practicing engine off landings quite often.

  • Flying J ranch at El Mirage

    Spent a day at the Flying J ranch at El Mirage last Sunday.  Pat landed, Jim R is at the right.   Joey in the air.   Perfect and no wind day.    I got ride with Pat for 20 minutes to satisfy my lust for the blue sky.

  • Set up before Dawn

    After a long windy night, we got ready before dawn (moonlight) for...Yosemite. (Jake still sleeping  ;)  The wind was so bad that night that it...ove the RV's around them to block the howling winds.  Vance (gyro guy) emai...

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

    ...pectacular Flying (about 4 hours at 60kts if no wind). This section of Califor...free-shared bikes.  Not nice to land when windy.  Skydiving Light...est is North to South using predominating North wind as tail wind. Paso Robl...

  • Wishful Flying

    ...I'll skip the horrible Friday traffic. Not much wind for days with overall nice co...able forecast. DVO is notorious for strong crosswind with gap in hills funneling m...up...step outside...and it's 25 kts 90 deg crosswind. Fog bank had snuck up all un...

  • nokai_dome

    The winds were calm and forecast be calm until tomorrow at...a long time.  Nokai Dome is very exposed, any wind up here would be bad.  W...ing place to land, last year I skipped because the winds were too strong.  ...