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Earlier this week. Point Reyes area

I've flown on a couple days recently like this, one day solo (3 hrs of solo time student here). Those are tricky, but i'll agree with the others that if it starts to get messy because of a weird gust, just go around. Being nimble with the rudder and aileron to control those light and variable...

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Congrats. I got my first solo done about 2 weeks ago. Time to start learning how to actually fly somewhere. :D

It is pronounced like her-a-kin. ;) I only know from listening to fm radio while driving through..

Ouch :D

Congrats! This thread seems to have gone a bit dead. I’m up to about 16 hours now. Solo should happen next week as long as it doesn’t rain. :D

The pilot and passenger of a small, single-engine plane were relieved to be unharmed Tuesday night after hitting a car as they made an emergency landing on a freeway overpass near the Livermore Municipal Airport. “I’m glad we’re all ok,” said Redsun. He says, “Power was lost on take off.”...

If I recall from watching this, he said his pulse ox said he was fine.

As a 5 hour student pilot, this is true for me so far. My brain is working at 100% the whole time and there isn't a lot of time for it to be 'fun'. When you finally get that maneuver right on the 10th try though, it really is a good feeling.

I suspect too many people here trust what they read on weather.com as gospel (it’s one of those trash sites...) Try going to pivotalweather.com and poke around through the weather model data. They are usually pretty close 5-6 days out, at least out here in the west.

Received By Airman Registry, as of several days ago. The temp certificate is online and printable, though. Edit: The certificate number still says pending though.

I did mine... 8 days ago now, and nothing yet.

Blackstone Labs tested some really old (50+ year) automotive oil in the past. I believe their conclusion was that it didn’t matter. I can’t see aviation oil being different, just that you’re losing out on 15 years of oil technology advancing...

Mt Diablo?

Nice photo.. here’s one up in those hills that very same afternoon where I was working.