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Meh, done this flight hundreds of times. You will be fine in the cirrus. Just follow the 395. No need to do anything unusual. Sometimes it gets a little bumpy but won't be a huge deal. Don't go over the central valley and over the sierras. That's silly. Looking at the current weather...

Okay I happen to know quite a bit about this. There is basically no way to avoid property tax. There is a way to avoid the sale/use tax. The easiest way is to keep the plane out of Kalifornia for one year then you can qualify for an exemption. Also best to have the plane in an LLC (most...

OKay I fly from LA to TVL around 30 times a year. I have 3 different airplanes. For your stated mission you will need a king air and a professional crew. For a 200 hour pilot you should simply buy a turbo 182 or cirrus sr 22. You can fly when the weather is fine (VFR) and drive when it's...

I don't see how this company can survive. A new icon now costs 400,000 and 2 fatal crashes out of 20 something planes.

I think your best bet would be to go to oshkosh next year or maybe sun and fun. I usually see a few planes who have made the trip from far away.

The NTSB has just released the name of the crew that almost landed on the taxiway at SFO. The plane was piloted by Capt. Al Coholic. The Co Pilot was first officer Bud Wieser.

From Whitman go direct to the hangtown (HNW) VOR. Once you get about 30 miles south of HNW go to spook intersection. After that follow highway 50 and descend over echo summit (which is only around 7700 feet) You can be low over echo summit because you will be within gliding distance of the...

I asked the DPE if the checkride was done after shutting down the engines for my ATP exam. He said not until you complete the post flight procedures. So I did and passed. If I didn't follow the checklist I suspect I might have failed.

Maybe ask him.