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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 flight to Yosemite. (Jake still sleeping  ;)  The wind was so bad that night that it...drove the RV's around them to block the howling winds....

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

    This may be a bit too zoomed out to capture it all-- 238 NM of Spectac...r Flying (about 4 hours at 60kts if no wind). This section of Califor...red bikes.  Not nice to land when windy.  Skydiving Light...rth to South using predominating North wind a...

  • Wishful Flying

    So - decided to commute to work in trike yesterday. Just a short hop. I'l...the horrible Friday traffic. Not much wind for days with overall nice co...cast. DVO is notorious for strong crosswind with gap in hills funneling m...outside...and it's 25 kts 90 deg crosswind....

  • nokai_dome

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