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Flew out of KSQL today, first flight with a new club. Lots of weird departures and arrivals that I'm unfamiliar with there. I was wondering if folks could give me a bit of information on the approach. When I came from the south west, they asked me to cross midfield at or above 1200, then...

I did. It was all good. :) I saw lots of mountains. They were fun. :D

Actually, I was taught how to go east, how to go through OAK, how to go over SFO, etc. My instructor didn't recommend any particular path over any other. I just figured that I should avoid class C unless I need to go through it. I'm planning a trip to Rosamond later this summer, and it'll go...

I *had* a great time! It was amazing, and I loved it. Mount Shasta was huge, and the terrain out there was incredible. I wish I had the time/money to stay up there for a while and just fly around the area, but I'm getting married in 2 months and cash is tight. :)

I've done the OAK transition many times. But since I was going so far north, I wanted to stay out of Class C space and reduce the amount of work the ATC folks had to do. Maybe this was unnecessary?

Driving down El Camino Real in Sunnyvale, CA, passed the Tesla dealership that I see on that road sometimes. Sitting out in front of the dealer was what looks like a Cirrus SR-22, with its doors open. Very odd thing to see there, and couldn't see any indication of what was going on to...

Definitely looking to get a Stratus at some point. But haven't seen fit to justify the cost just yet. Getting married in August, and that's eating most of our money right now. :)

We're planning 8.5 for the route we've planned. The only place where it gets interesting is just west of Shasta when flying between Dunmuir and Weed. If I read the info right in Foreflight, I think it was about 10 miles between the peaks there. but it sould't be very long.

We're bringing 2 iPads, an iPhone, paper maps, and an onboard VFR GPS. Plus I'll be flying the course ahead of time in simulator. And we'll be following I-5 the entire way. And yes. Giant fourteen thousand foot mountain as a landmark. If I get lost out there, I don't deserve my pilot's...

Surprised there's been no comments about Deaf pilots in the thread: http://www.deafpilots.com I call every tree and bush so long as I seem to be the only one around and keep my eyes peeled for any other pilots that may not have, not be able to use, or not want to use the radio. Does anyone...

Both, actually. VORs, waypoints, maps with lines all over them, plus onboard GPS, 2 iPads, and an iPhone... If we get lost, I'll be shocked. :P

As some of you may know, I got my license last year, and have been taking it *very* easy on my flights. Sticking close to areas I know, staying well within my limits, only doing 1-2 hour flights each way. This summer, I'm going to go on my longest flight yet. 560 nm from KPAO to S03 and back...

My roommate made a couple videos of us flying near clouds and set them to pretty music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w4KagVQioc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_2g-tmkmUI It amuses me how much closer the clouds look in her videos than they actually were. :)

Same here. I'm getting my best landings when I get it over the runway, then, with throttle at idle, try to keep it off the ground as long as possible.

There were two things that plagued me during training: 1) Rounding out close to the ground. I had a bad habit of rounding out way too high, because I was scared of the ground. Big scary thing. 2) Handling the flare. I didn't quite understand how to do the flare, and would struggle not to...

When I was training for my PPL, I found it hard to handle landings. But since finishing my training, it feels like my landings have been improving a great deal. During training, I was flying 2-3 times a week with my instructor. After training, I fly maybe once a week with family and friends...

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Plane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-on-San-Jose-Street-226308891.html Looks like the pilot landed on the expressway just beyond Reid Hillview Airport right after takeoff. Anyone know anything about this?

There's definitely looking to be a possibility of needing to go by ground this weekend. It'll be disappointing, as it was supposed to be my friend's first flight with me. Ah well. :P Hopefully, when we get more accurate predictions, they'll be less problematic. Some of those prediction...

Actually, last time I checked, their AWOS was INOP. :) EXCITING!

A guess is perfect for my needs. I just want something I can use to inform pax whether or not a planned flight is going to occur or not. Obviously, as we get closer, we have more accuracy, and the final decision doesn't come until the day of.