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Beached
When I take off from Santa Monica airport I am very aware that the two most dangerous stages of flight are takeoff and landing, and that I am doing one of them right now. I keep my hand guarding the throttle, … Continue reading
Nice Bit of History
Adam spotted a World Cruiser on the ground in Seattle. He’s been seeing some good stuff up there in the Pacific Northwet.
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Three New Rules for Landing at Night
We had what Nell says was our biggest scare in the airplane, the closest we have come to an accident by pilot error. So now have three new rules for landing at night: Co-pilot always confirms the runway. Always load … Continue reading
True Failure
Back in November 2011 I wrote about having an electrical system failure as I landed at Long Beach Airport with my friend Susan. We never found the cause for the loss of power to the system, and it was likely … Continue reading
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On the Ramp
That’s Adam’s plane in front of a C-130, a military transport plane. I’m pretty sure the C-130 uses more fuel to taxi to the runway than Adam’s plane can hold in the wing tanks.
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Spotted
Adam spotted this Beech Starship. They were a disaster for the airplane manufacturer and we had no idea any were left flying. The incarnation I like is the Piaggio.
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Departure
This will post automatically as we are climbing into the sky over Santa Monica and starting our eastward journey with a last pass over the Los Angeles basin.
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Reconstructing a Flight
I should have made a rule at the beginning of my flying that I had to write up the best flights within a week of landing. Now there are some memories which have faded. It’s fine to just have the … Continue reading
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The Steps I Took Each Day
This post is part of the five pieces that make up 2013’s How To Fly Across. Okay, so you are generally planned (“I’ve got to fly from KSMO to KHTO…”), you know your big problem (“getting past the Rockies is … Continue reading
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Have Some Basic Rules
This post is part of the five pieces that make up 2013’s How To Fly Across. When I did my first really long flight in the little plane (up to Friday Harbor) I made a mistake on the return flight. … Continue reading
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Flying Summers Brothers 