Saturday, May 24, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Last Adventure
Had my last adventure in the US. 3.5 hours logged on a cross country between Oregon and Seattle. Landed at KRNT which is my 42nd airport. Never quite made it to 50!
SEATTLE TAC |
VFR transition across SEATAC class bravo was amazing.
Return flight is available on Flightaware.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5440H/history/20140521/0212Z/KSEA/KPDX
Photos to follow.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Seattle Seaplanes - Part 2
Aborted take-off and my first glassy water technique approach and landing.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Seattle Seaplanes - Part 1
Check out my video from last weekend. Hopefully it motivates someone to go and try Seaplane flying.
Busy Evening at @flypdx
Flew into KPDX after a long week at work. Busy at KPDX and the surround airspace, but TRACON still found time to slot me in. Gotta love flying in Portland.
Cockpit Audio
http://k007.kiwi6.com/hotlink/8794y4h9o3/PDX_Class_Charlie_Arrival.mp3
Cockpit Audio
http://k007.kiwi6.com/hotlink/8794y4h9o3/PDX_Class_Charlie_Arrival.mp3
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
AOPA Article
Big thanks to Jill at AOPA for her continued coverage of my aviation journey. She wrote an article about my pending move away from the US. Was a nice surprise to check my Twitter feed today to see this!
What I said is true. GA is very special in the US. Fight to keep what you have because its amazing!
http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=3170
What I said is true. GA is very special in the US. Fight to keep what you have because its amazing!
http://blog.aopa.org/flighttraining/?p=3170
Sunday, May 11, 2014
First Seaplane Flight
Logged 1.6 hours. 7 water landings and signed off my BFR. What a great day to go flying in Seattle. Booked a two hour training flight with Seattle Seaplanes based at Lake Union in Seattle, WA.
We departed Lake Union which lies just north of downtown Seattle. Flew over Lake Washington and then transitioned the northern part of Boeing Fields airspace before heading NW over the Puget Sound towards Port Orchards where we would perform the majority of the training maneuvers.
Performed 95% of the flying myself. First take-off and landing was tough but I soon got the hang of it. What an amazing experience. When I return to the US I will be sure to add on this rating.
0W0, Lake Union, WA |
WATER RUDDERS - UP |
We departed Lake Union which lies just north of downtown Seattle. Flew over Lake Washington and then transitioned the northern part of Boeing Fields airspace before heading NW over the Puget Sound towards Port Orchards where we would perform the majority of the training maneuvers.
Performed 95% of the flying myself. First take-off and landing was tough but I soon got the hang of it. What an amazing experience. When I return to the US I will be sure to add on this rating.
Downtown Seattle |
Inside FLOATPLANE 21T |
Flying NW over Puget Sound |
Beach Landing in 21T! |
Downtown Seattle |
Friday, May 2, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
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