The Wicked Winds of the West

The Wicked Winds of the West

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Mar 27, 2011

I turned final on runway 12 at San Carlos (SQL) high and a bit fast. It was my first approach and landing in over two months. I hadn’t flown since a quick sunset flight with Kaitlyn back on MLK Day on January 17th. Here I was at SQL approaching and landing from the north, something ...

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Playing in the Pattern

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Jan 1, 2011

Since my last flight back in November, the weather in the SF Bay Area has been less than ideal. It seemed like it rained nearly every weekend over the last six weeks. Once the holiday period came and I saw some decent flying weather in the forecast, I hurried to get myself on the schedule ...

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Bright Lights of the City at Night

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Nov 5, 2009

Tonight, Bradley and I rented our two aircraft (I flew my Warrior and he flew his Diamond Star) out of Palo Alto around 6pm and did our three full-stop takeoffs and landings one hour after sunset to renew our night currency. I haven’t started a night flight in over a year and half, and yes, ...

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November Night Flying

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Nov 2, 2009

Yesterday, my roommate Bradley asked me about renting our aircraft this week in the evening and spending time in the pattern completing our night time currency. He’ll fly a C172 out of West Valley Flying Club at Palo Alto Airport, I’ll fly the Warrior from Advantage Aviation, and we’ll hang out in the pattern together. ...

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Another Happy Passenger

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Oct 17, 2009

Avid followers of Jarard.com – The Pilot (yeah right, like there are any) may remember that I’d tried to take my aunt up for her first flight with me back in July, but that was the start of many cancelled flights during my summer. Those unfortunate events are well-documented in my post titled, “A Cruel ...

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