- Joined
- Oct 30, 2003
- Messages
- 18,380
- Location
- Santa Maria, California
- Aircraft
- Givens Predator
- Total Flight Time
- 2600+ in rotorcraft
The engagement party was great but it wasn’t flying so Ed needed her flying fix.
It was 60 degrees, calm and clear at 8 am Sunday when we checked ATIS. We headed for the airport with the top down and the heater on. A fresh crop of strawberries filled the air with that special ambrosia.
I took some extra time with the preflight because I was in a hurry to fly and that is when I make mistakes. I waxed the rotor blades as Ed cleaned up the tail. I called Lockheed Martin and it was a great day to relive my first solo flight to Paso Robles.
It was already 72 degrees as we left the hanger. We filled her up to the top because I had been in such a hurry to put her away that day before for the engagement party, I hadn’t stopped at the pumps.
The magneto check went well and I called for a straight out departure to the North West. We were up, up and away with our shadow for company.
There was a lot of smoke from the fires and it hung hauntingly in many of the canyons.
There was no fog as we approached the beach with unlimited visibility and left Santa Maria behind.
We flew over where they filmed “Pirates of the Caribean.”
More to come!
It was 60 degrees, calm and clear at 8 am Sunday when we checked ATIS. We headed for the airport with the top down and the heater on. A fresh crop of strawberries filled the air with that special ambrosia.
I took some extra time with the preflight because I was in a hurry to fly and that is when I make mistakes. I waxed the rotor blades as Ed cleaned up the tail. I called Lockheed Martin and it was a great day to relive my first solo flight to Paso Robles.
It was already 72 degrees as we left the hanger. We filled her up to the top because I had been in such a hurry to put her away that day before for the engagement party, I hadn’t stopped at the pumps.
The magneto check went well and I called for a straight out departure to the North West. We were up, up and away with our shadow for company.
There was a lot of smoke from the fires and it hung hauntingly in many of the canyons.
There was no fog as we approached the beach with unlimited visibility and left Santa Maria behind.
We flew over where they filmed “Pirates of the Caribean.”
More to come!