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kimberlyanne546

kimberlyanne546

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I'm starting a new thread due to "thread drift."

Anyways, today was the day - did I mention I hate marine layers?

Still uploading photos.

Here are a few to start (my little tiny 152 and the very first photos of me and an airplane):

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Good job; I'm glad you took it seriously in spite of some yahoos here :) The first 20 flights or so are really important.
 
Looked like you made the flight solo... Didn't see a pax in the plane w/you.
 
Buddy loses.
Kaiser loses.
Your airplane wins! :goofy:

(yeah, I know, Clark doesn't have to say it...I'm disgusting...but it's enjoyable and I can't help myself!)
 
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sba55 said:
Good job; I'm glad you took it seriously in spite of some yahoos here :) The first 20 flights or so are really important.
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I took it very seriously. They told me to stay clear of the bravo, and North / West of the Bay Bridge (did not tell me to stay clear of the Charlie).

So here is me turning around - this is in the ring / area on the TAC - either the one where 3000 is the highest you can go, or the one where 2100 is the highest you can go. I did NOT have a GPS and did not want to go any further, so I did a quick turn around (hey gotta practice those checkride things).

Didn't realize until a pilot looked at the photo - 45 degrees of bank, 2000 feet almost exactly, 0 fpm rate of climb (when you are NOT climbing / straight and level - my VSI reads slightly above 0), and the ball in the center????

Why on earth could I not do that for the darned DPE?????

Too much pressure I guess LOL.

Note $15 plastic pink pilot watch and cheap pen to write down sqwak codes. Hilarious.

I feel this is one of those "once in a million" photos.......

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Jeanie said:
Looked like you made the flight solo... Didn't see a pax in the plane w/you.
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He is outside taking the photo. I wanted a photo of me in the plane. I never let my flight school post a photo of me (they have a tradition where when you solo your photo goes up forever). Now I have several for the flight school to choose from. They have a whole wall going back decades and decades of pilots - neat to see all the clothes / hairdos / glasses change over the years. And of course to see more and more female pilots.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
I took it very seriously. They told me to stay clear of the bravo, and North / West of the Bay Bridge (did not tell me to stay clear of the Charlie).

So here is me turning around - this is in the ring / area on the TAC - either the one where 3000 is the highest you can go, or the one where 2100 is the highest you can go. I did NOT have a GPS and did not want to go any further, so I did a quick turn around (hey gotta practice those checkride things).

Didn't realize until a pilot looked at the photo - 45 degrees of bank, 2000 feet almost exactly, 0 fpm rate of climb (when you are NOT climbing / straight and level - my VSI reads slightly above 0), and the ball in the center????

Why on earth could I not do that for the darned DPE?????

Too much pressure I guess LOL.

Note $15 plastic pink pilot watch and cheap pen to write down sqwak codes. Hilarious.

I feel this is one of those "once in a million" photos.......

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Wait if my thumb is like that - I am also talking to ATC. Oh - now I remember. There was traffic coming right at me that they announced on my 12 o'clock - who was NOT getting flight following.

Close call - !

Turned quickly to avoid mid-air I guess. That would explain why so steep. A lot happened on that flight, glad I have the photos to help me remember the little details.

Kimberly
 
That is an excellent photo!

Hope I didn't mess up the landing gear on that very 152 too badly. Landing Cessnas....a bit of :confused: Although the 152s really is the Cessna single that works fairly well at least.

Sounds like it was fun!
 
sba55 said:
That is an excellent photo!

Hope I didn't mess up the landing gear on that very 152 too badly. Landing Cessnas :wink2: Although the 152s really is the Cessna single that works fairly well at least.

Sounds like it was fun!
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Wait, what did you do to the landing gear? On my plane? Something sounded funny when I landed just for fun at an airport which was on our way back anyways (Gnoss). Do you fly 498?
 
sba55 said:
That is an excellent photo!

Hope I didn't mess up the landing gear on that very 152 too badly. Landing Cessnas....a bit of :confused: Although the 152s really is the Cessna single that works fairly well at least.

Sounds like it was fun!
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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
Good pics.... You have more? Noticed the ashtray in the pilots door too... Wow
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
Wait, what did you do to the landing gear? On my plane? Something sounded funny when I landed just for fun at an airport which was on our way back anyways (Gnoss). Do you fly 498?
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Oh, no need to worry, I just was doing some t&gs in it a few months ago. The very last attempt really wasn't bad :wink2:
 
Jeanie said:
Good pics.... You have more? Noticed the ashtray in the pilots door too... Wow
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Yeah - all the planes I've seen (and there have been many) have the ash tray. It is a 1978 aircraft - after all.

I do have more pictures and videos too (which won't open).

Here is us departing runway two niner in Petaluma after a bacon / eggs / toast breakfast:

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sba55 said:
Oh, no need to worry, I just was doing some t&gs in it a few months ago. The very last attempt really wasn't bad :wink2:
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Sorry if you have mentioned it before - did not know you flew my little plane.

What a small world this is.

Speaking of small world, I posted my flight on AOPA to get pointers and then two pilots were already going to be in Petaluma having lunch and doing a mock oral for instrument checkride.

So funny. I met them and it was a pleasure. One from another board and one from this board.

Super small world.
 
Very nice, but my favorite places are behind you... yeah I know, under the marine layer. :)
 
Everskyward said:
Very nice, but my favorite places are behind you... yeah I know, under the marine layer. :)
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I HATE MARINE LAYERS!

Today, they took from me my beloved:

Golden Gate Bridge

Alcatraz

Giants Stadium (I still call it Pac Bell Park)



But I got to keep:

The Bay Bridge

Belvedere / Tibouron

Treasure Island

Angel Island

Downtown SF


I will post pics of the Marine Layer - apparently the sailors call that fog belt "the slot."

LOL.

It just streaks across the sky and ruins your day. Had to go around it but otherwise a perfect flight.
 
Jeanie said:
Looks like a clean little 152.
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Thanks but you must have missed that yellow spongie part at the top where you can stick your hand right through the panel.

Or how the glove box comes open during flight and spills its contents.

Or how (not today) the doors come open.

But I love my 152 anyways.
 
Everskyward said:
Very nice, but my favorite places are behind you... yeah I know, under the marine layer. :)
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(Begin Scary Music)

Here it is - my biggest enemy - the stupid MARINE LAYER OF DEATH.

It must be avoided at all costs. Pain in the butt - however - to be safe - I went all the way around it. (Yes I was OK into the Charlie).

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Great pics! Glad it went well. But please order up a day without that marine layer thing for when I am out there next month!
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
(Begin Scary Music)

Here it is - my biggest enemy - the stupid MARINE LAYER OF DEATH.

It must be avoided at all costs. Pain in the butt - however - to be safe - I went all the way around it. (Yes I was OK into the Charlie).
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It probably looked like this from underneath. Look, there's room to fly under the bridge. :D

Glad you had a good time. Better weather is coming up. Most of the fog goes away in the fall. You should have other opportunities until winter storm season.
 

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BrianR said:
Great pics! Glad it went well. But please order up a day without that marine layer thing for when I am out there next month!
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Hey Brian - you owe me an email. I need to reserve the plane for us. Also I made an appointment to get checked out in the 172 next weekend since I know you are more comfortable in a 172.

Kimberly
 
Excellent, and love the pictures and your excitement about flying and sharing your wings with others.
 
TangoWhiskey said:
Excellent, and love the pictures and your excitement about flying and sharing your wings with others.
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He LOVED it. Asked to go again. Lady at front desk told him to tell all his friends. I told him how much intro flights were. I found myself "explaining" things or "teaching" without even realizing it (adverse yaw, preflight, runup, etc).

It was "special" to me because he had NEVER been inside a small plane. That look on his face - priceless. When he saw that property they own, and asked me if we could stay and take photos, and I said yes - and when I was able to "check out" everything he and I were interested in - FUN!!! There was this quarry we thought was on Mythbusters, there was an airport I wanted to land at (and did) and much much more.

Just a joy of a flight.

(except those darned marine layers - if absent, I would have flown the coast back up North).
 
Who needs the AWOS?

Winds are obviously 290 degrees at 7 knots. Perfect for runway two niner.

Thanks, hair.



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For those 6Y9 pilots - no I could not figure out how to get burnt marshmallow off. Nobody sees you at 2000 feet anyways.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
I will post pics of the Marine Layer - apparently the sailors call that fog belt "the slot."

LOL.
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Kinda... "The slot" is actually the GG that you have to come through in heavy traffic without being able to see the front of your boat, and sometimes if the tide is really ripping and you're on a slow tug, you can get stuck on one side or the other till the tide turns or at least weakens. I remember back in the day coming through there ghosting in on an old schooner with a slow old diesel chugging, middle of the night, fog so thick you couldn't see the bow. No GPS, had a Rayjeff RDF unit, a manual table top version of an ADF... and a depth sounder to navigate with. No chart plotters back then lol....The tide behind us so we were moving right along. Trying to figure out which horn is who's, realizing that that deep noted one means there is a big tanker out there, and he's faster than me.... Listening for traffic.... I wouldn't do it anymore, any boat I take offshore has to have a radar.

Anyway, that's what the "Slot is really about and why when a sailor talks about it, there is reverence in his voice, because it's a stressful place.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
Hey Brian - you owe me an email. I need to reserve the plane for us. Also I made an appointment to get checked out in the 172 next weekend since I know you are more comfortable in a 172.

Kimberly
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It's coming...just have to double-check on the scheduling.

Actually, either plane is fine with me. That looks like a much nicer 152 than the 150 I checked out in today!
 
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