tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98679852011-04-21T22:01:24.684-07:00I do a lot of flying in the Southern California area. Along the way I usually have my camera with me. I like to take pictures of all the cool, interesting, and down-right weird things I see. This Blog is my way of sharing them with you.Eric Lindleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952546322960097272noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9867985.post-86881008726611156082007-10-22T20:26:00.000-07:002007-10-22T20:49:35.040-07:00

Check out this really cool Cessna 195 we saw at the Big Bear Airport. What a beauty!

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It was a beautiful day in Southern California on September 30, 2007. For about a week my youngest daughter Sammi (10) and I had been planning on taking a "training" flight in the Arrow. It would be just her and I and a huge empty sky.we got up really early... well really early for Sam. I'm usually up early on a Sunday morning. We drove from Glendale California to Redlands Municipal airport (where

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On Our Way NorthOn November 12th I got to do something that I don't get to do enough. I took the Arrow out and flew it on an over-night trip. We departed from Redlands airport early in the afternoon. Our flight plan took us through the Cajon Pass, through the Antelope Valley over Lancaster and Palmdale, beyond the Tehachapi's and Bakersfield, up through the Central Valley, over the coastal

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Here we go again... Okay, here's the setup, your at 3,500 feet above the terrain on approach to the airport, it is only 5 miles away. Unfortunately you are flying in the Los Angeles basin on one of those famous "hazy" days. Interesting note: most of the haze in Southern California is not caused by smog, but by moisture in the air coming from the ocean.QUESTION: In the image below can you see the

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On September 21, 2005 all of Los Angeles was riveted to their TV's or radios while the drama of JebBlue Flight 292 was playing out in the sky above Southern California. I first heard the news on the radio while driving home. From the coverage I thought that something terrible was going to happen once the AirBus 320 attempted to land. The coverage was relentless as each media outlet paraded

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The last time I flew out to Catalina I was only 6 months old. Decades later my dad and I made the trip again. It was a cool, clear, winter Southern California morning. A morning that was beconing us to take to the sky.While a student pilot I did not get an opportunity train at Catalina because my flight school's insurance company would not cover flight operations at Catalina. So this flight

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So you think that "Finding Waldo" in one of those cartoon drawings is difficult? Try finding an airport you've never been to in the haze. It can be very challenging.This photo was taken about 7 miles from the airport. This high altitude airport is nestled in a valley between two mountains. It has snowed recently which actually makes it easier to find a cleared runway.QUESTION: In the image

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On Sunday November 24, 2002 I flew out to Redlands airport (L12) to practice traffic patterns (take-offs and landings). My father's airplane's home airport is Redlands and he wanted me to come out and do a little practicing with him. He met me there and took some pictures.Me on the ground waiting for my father to get in.Taxing over to runway 26 for take-off.Throttle full speed ahead... We need

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In early 2002 my father decided to start flying again after about a 20 year hiatus. He originally got his private pilots license in 1967. So in order to fly again he needed "refresher" training. Since he lives in Colton California, Redlands Airport (L12) is the nearest to his house. He received his training from M.I. Air, an FBO that specalized in flight training. He took all of this flight

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A friend of mine sent me this picture and associated narrative. The illusion of an impending crash was too much for me to ignore. So I've posted it here for you to enjoy. ~elmPS: If you are the photographer or the author, please post a comment. I'd love to know who took this picture.Here is a great optical illusion photo taken of a Lufthansa 747-400 and a United 757-200 that were on simultaneous

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My brother in law Todd standing next to a Curtis P-40 at the Chino Planes Of Fame Museum. He went to visit the air museum after work with a co-worker. The Chino airport (CNO) has become a mecca for vintage aircraft. If you want someone to rebuild a vintage airplane for you, all you have to do is fly, or flat-bed the airplane to the airport and there are several business that can rebuild your

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Historic Santa Paula Airport (SZP) has sustained substantial damage in the recent California rains. Santa Paula is a really nice airport in a beautiful little valley. SZP is a great airport to practice somewhat challenging approaches. The proximity of the mountains on either side of the airport makes you feel clostrophobic. Plus you throw a few airplanes in the pattern with you and you've got

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My dad and I flew to McClellan-Palomar (CRQ) airport for breakfast (yeah, the $100 breakfast). Anyway, while there we saw this interesting airplane sitting on the tarmac next to the restaurant. I had never seen an aircraft like it before.When I got home I decided to find out what I could about this aircraft. To my surprise this airplane is a kit-build from a very well known company. This aircraft

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Looks like this pilot has a problem. The good news is that this is a Piper Archer which has a final approach airspeed of 65 knots. If the fuel tanks are empty and its just a couple of people in the airplane (in other words you are light), you can land as slow as 50-55 knots. I've flown many hours in Piper Archer's. I've found them to be dependable, easy to fly aircraft.I'm sure glad I'm not this

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Notice the "brown" color, most of the runway, taxiway and tarmac is covered in mud.In January of 2005 a series of storms battered Southern California. The flooding was wide-spread. All airports, except for Corona Municipal (AJO) came out with little or no damage. My father took this picture while flying over the airport near the end of January. I feel sorry for all the pilots who are based there

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Here we are on the Base-leg at Big Bear Airport (L35). This high altitude airport sits at 6,800 feet in the mountains east of Los Angeles. From LA it takes 2 hours to drive up the hill to Big Bear. But only 30 minutes to fly there. I land a lot at Big Bear because the avgas is so cheap. At the time of this posting 100 low-lead was selling for $2.49 a gallon! If you intend to fly into Big Bear

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What the heck is this? I saw this obviously home-built flying machine at the airport in Jean Nevada. Yes, that's a VW engine up front. You couldn't pay me to fly this thing! I hope the owner doesn't kill himself in it. It is obviously some type of ultra-light. It has no "N" number and no radio or electronic equipment of any kind in it. Jean NV is a class "G" airport so no communications is

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My brother-in-law Todd and I standing next to an old Hewey at Boulder City Nevada. Although not evident from this photo, the helicopter appears to be maintained in flying condition. The rotor and linkage had recently been painted. I'd love to take a flight in one of these!

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Dad and I posing with N9893K at the Boulder City Airport in Boulder City Nevada.

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A little about me first, I'm a private pilot who lives in Southern California. So as any of you follow pilots will know, negotiating the complicated airspace near LAX can be a real challenge. Thank goodness for GPS! I got my license in February of 2003. I fly regularly with my father in his 1978 Piper Turbo Arrow III. The Arrow is a very nice airplane to fly and the turbo does a great job

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