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Here are photos and the GPS ground track from my flight on Feb 28, 2008 to Apple Valley and Mojave.In Mojave, I had lunch with the crew from Masten Space Systems. This flight was to meet a "cross country" (non-local) flight requirement for the commercial pilot license. I needed a flight with a leg of at least 250 nautical miles (met by the 279nm leg from Reid-Hillview to Apple Valley), 3 stops and a total of at least 300 nautical miles. The total distance part is easy if you're returning to the same point as you started as this flight did. Along the way from Apple Valley to Mojave, I got some pictures looking down at a Boeing 747 making a practice approach to Palmdale. After I got home, review of the photos showed the plane had the unique tail configuration of the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Sorry, I didn't take any pictures in Apple Valley or Mojave because I was busy flying the plane. All these photos were taken at moments while in stable flight when there was time to take a picture and set the camera down.
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