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Mon, 23 Aug 2010
Can you recognize a thunderstorm without seeing lightning?
Even here in California we get occasional thunderstorms,
usually in the Spring and Fall.
After each time, someone tells me we "never" get thunderstorms here.
It tells me a lot of people just don't know how to recognize them.
See "Can you recognize a thunderstorm without seeing lightning?"
on my Pilotquest blog.
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Mon, 16 Aug 2010
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 pictures
My pictures from
EAA Airventure 2010 in Oshkosh, July 26-Aug 1, 2010.
Twilight photos at SFO
I got some twilight photos of airliners landing at SFO.
San Jose Int'l Airport Terminal B opening
I posted my pictures from the grand opening and open house of Terminal B
at San Jose International Airport.
I was there on June 27, 2010, the second of two days of the public tours.
Reid-Hillview Airport Day, June 26, 2010
I posted my pictures from Reid-Hillview Airport Day 2010,
which was held June 26, 2010 at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose.
My appointment to the San Jose Int'l Airport Commission
See "My appointment to the San Jose Int'l Airport Commission"
on my PilotQuest blog.
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Mon, 07 Jun 2010
My response on California AB48 regulation of flight schools
See "My response on California AB48 regulation of flight schools"
on my PilotQuest flight instruction blog.
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Mon, 31 May 2010
Hollister Air Show 2010
See
my photos from the Hollister Air Show on May 29, 2010.
Reminder: paper pilot certificates no longer valid after March 31
Pilots: if you're still using a paper pilot certificate, time is running out
to replace it with a plastic certificate so you can keep using it.
See my entry on my PilotQuest blog,
"Reminder: paper pilot certificates no longer valid after March 31".
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Thu, 11 Feb 2010
New FAA instrument flight procedures published today
It's another 56-day cycle of FAA instrument procedures.
More airports are getting LPV instrument approaches.
The lucky one in California this time is Auburn.
I have a
summary of what's new
in my flying and flight instruction blog at PilotQuest.com.
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Mon, 05 Oct 2009
List of planned instrument approaches now updated weekly
I posted an entry
on my flight instruction blog,
"List of planned instrument approaches now updated weekly".
This is a display of the FAA's schedule of new instrument approaches.
And now
my display of the data
has been expanded from a statewide list to nationwide.
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Sat, 12 Sep 2009
Flight to Mojave to see the space shuttle landing
I posted
pictures from
the flight to the Mojave Air & Space Port
to see the space shuttle landing on Sept 11, 2009.
New instrument approaches planned for California
I posted a
blog entry
and a
web page with the full list
of FAA's planned new instrument approaches for California.
Many airports are getting new WAAS LPV approaches with lower
minimums, which means they should be useful in more types of weather.
Practice Instrument Approaches at Stockton, July 20, 2009
I got
some pictures
while I helped as "safety pilot" when a friend flew
some practice instrument approaches at Stockton Metro Airport.
Comical Waypoint Names
I posted
"Comical Waypoint Names"
on my flight instruction blog at PilotQuest.com.
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Sat, 27 Jun 2009
"Flying GPS-direct is simple - but still no substitute for thinking"
I posted
"Flying GPS-direct is simple - but still no substitute for thinking"
on my flight instruction blog at PilotQuest.com.
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Sun, 12 Apr 2009
Soaring (glider flying) photos at Hollister on April 11, 2009
I posted photos from soaring
(flying in a glider) at Hollister on April 11, 2009.
This time I got more pictures because I rode in the back seat while
another glider pilot Gabriel Flores flew.
Photos from open house at new NASA Dryden facility in Palmdale
I attended the open house of the new NASA Dryden facility in Palmdale
on April 9, 2009.
This is where they'll keep the SOFIA airborne telescope and other
NASA aircraft.
I posted pictures.
Soaring (glider flying) photos at Hollister on March 16, 2009
I posted photos from soaring
(flying in a glider) at Hollister on March 16, 2009.
Photos from AOPA Expo 2008 in San Jose
I posted
my photos from AOPA Expo 2008,
the national convention of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association,
which was held in San Jose on Nov 6-8.
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I posted photos from a "Bay Tour" flight in a friend's plane.
Photos include the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco International Airport.
Passed the Commercial Pilot check ride
I took the Commercial Pilot Airplane check ride (flight exam) today with an
FAA designated examiner. The flight was out of Reid-Hillview Airport.
I passed. So after 19 years as a private pilot,
today begins a new chapter in aviation for me with my commercial pilot
(airplane single-engine land) license.
Flight to Apple Valley and Mojave on Feb 28, 2008
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I've posted
photos from
my flight to Apple Valley and Mojave
on Feb 28, 2008.
Photos of Gimli Glider at Mojave
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I snapped some
photos of the Gimli Glider at the Mojave Air & Space Port today.
Defending Reid Hillview Airport
Reid-Hillview Airport is under possible threat again from our county
politicians.
This seems to happen once a decade.
I posted an article on "Defending Reid-Hillview Airport".
Got my Instrument Rating
For those who might have wondered what I've been up to lately,
I passed the check ride (flight exam) today and got my instrument rating.
My flight to the Mojave Air & Space Port
I posted
pictures from my flight
to the Mojave Air & Space Port on November 14, 2007.
I also have a
blog entry at SpaceDash
about it.
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