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Old April 9th 07, 07:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
EridanMan
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Great Thread Jay!

My flight experience is limited, but I still have a few to add:

SF Bay Tour - To do this right, fly out of either HWD or OAK, take the
Nimitz freeway north departure. Sunset is generally the best time of
day, both because of glory of watching the sun set over the pacific,
and because that tens to be when the fog literally spills over the
Marin and Peninsula Hills into the bay like water. After a few loops
around the SF downtown, alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge, request
the Bayshore freeway Bravo Transition South (often your routed right
over midfield SFO, with 747's landing 1500 feet below you), Head down
the Peninsula to SQL, and then slink under the SFO 28 approach
corridor (caution wake turbulence) back across the bay to your point
of origin.

Yosemite - If you're going to do Tahoe, you might as well slip down to
Yosemite. I've only done this once, but the route I took was the fly
up the Hetch Hetchy valley and then back down and out the Yosemite
valley. 13500 is really the minimum altitude to assure that you won't
bust any aviation law (which kinda annoyingly high), but with good
planning and a GPS you can drop significantly lower. After your
flight land at Mariposa Yosemite (MPI), beautiful little field at the
mouth of the Yosemite valley with cheap gas. They've got a BBQ pit
right next to the transient parking, so bring so charcoal and a few
steaks to top off yourself








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Old April 9th 07, 07:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
John Clear
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In article . com,
EridanMan wrote:
Great Thread Jay!

My flight experience is limited, but I still have a few to add:

SF Bay Tour - To do this right, fly out of either HWD or OAK, take the
Nimitz freeway north departure. Sunset is generally the best time of
day, both because of glory of watching the sun set over the pacific,
and because that tens to be when the fog literally spills over the
Marin and Peninsula Hills into the bay like water. After a few loops
around the SF downtown, alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge, request
the Bayshore freeway Bravo Transition South (often your routed right
over midfield SFO, with 747's landing 1500 feet below you), Head down
the Peninsula to SQL, and then slink under the SFO 28 approach
corridor (caution wake turbulence) back across the bay to your point
of origin.


I fly out of PAO, so my version of the Bay Tour is to start out
flying up Skyline Blvd at 3500ft. This gives a great view of the
undeveloped coast and over developed valley. Passing SFO, I've
had 747s (http://www.clear-prop.org/fly-02-20-06/target2.html) and
777s (http://www.clear-prop.org/fly-02-06-.../IMG_0997.html)
restricted below me at 3000ft.

The Monterey and Big Sur coast from Cypress Point down past Point
Sur and the coast from the Golden Gate Bridge up north to Point
Reyes are also spectacular.

John
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Old April 9th 07, 08:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jose
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I'll second the Hudson tour - both day and night are spectacular if you
have good viz. I'll also add any low level fall mountain flight in calm
air. OK, the catskills aren't exactly "mountains", but with the leaves
at peak, and the air =dead= =calm=, I was able to fly those hills at
nearly treetop level, and it was =awesome=!

Don't do that with wind though!

Jose
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Old April 9th 07, 08:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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("Scott" wrote)
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/UT/...W.htm#wendover

It's a neat little diversion from the usual West Wendover festivities.
Too bad the county seems hell bent on letting it rot.



We rented a car (convertible Mustang) and drove there from Elko, NV on our
last trip out, two years ago. Interesting history. GREAT FBO museum (FREE
too).

Also in the area...

http://www.intermountainguidenevada....lery/index.php
7 of 32, 10 of 32, 12, 20, 29, and 32 of 32 g


Montblack
http://cgi.ebay.com/25-Acres-of-Land-near-the-Pilot-Mountains-Utah_W0QQitemZ190091150418QQcategoryZ15841QQcmdZVi ewItem
..25 Acres of Land near the Pilot Mountains Utah


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Old April 9th 07, 08:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
EridanMan
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Wow, Every time I bayshore freeway transition they stick me down low,
I hadn't thought about them routing me above the outbound traffic...
Spectacular images.

I just re-based from OAK to SQL, so I'm still getting to know life on
the west side of the bay

-Scott

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Old April 9th 07, 08:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Just keep your limitations in mind so you don't "screw the pooch".

Always!

Thanks for the read.


And thank YOU, Rick, for all the great info!
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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Old April 9th 07, 08:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck
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Add Hawaii to the list.

Someday!

Meteor Crater


I've flown over that twice, now, and it's very cool. Scary, sorta,
too, to see what a little-bitty chunk of rock can do to our big blue
marble when it hits us.
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Iowa City, IA
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Old April 9th 07, 08:46 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Don Tuite
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On 9 Apr 2007 12:33:57 -0700, "EridanMan"
wrote:

Wow, Every time I bayshore freeway transition they stick me down low,
I hadn't thought about them routing me above the outbound traffic...
Spectacular images.

I just re-based from OAK to SQL, so I'm still getting to know life on
the west side of the bay

What are you flying? And there's a San Carlos Pilots Association
meeting at the Hiller Museum this Wednesday. There's to be a viewing
of a Columbia 400 starting at 6, with the meeting at 7.

www.sancarlospilots.org

my email:

Don

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Old April 9th 07, 08:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
but these are my Top 5. Can
you add yours?


1) Hudson River (done)
2) Oshkosh (done)
3) Nazca Lines (done - but from the right seat as a passenger)
4) Down the Mississippi River (not done)
5) Island Hopping in Hawaii (not done)


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Old April 9th 07, 08:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
EridanMan
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Hey Don,

I'll be there.

My bird is 4261J, a '67 Cherokee 140.

She's over at Diamond Maintenance right now (getting a Mag overhaul).
I'm going to make the rebase "official" as soon as she's done (I've
been parking in Transient).

I really like the field... I _HATED_ OAK, too far, the port of oakland
is a PITA... I've had her there because there is a very nice flying
club (Alameda Aero) who I had been leasing back with... but as much as
I've enjoyed working with them, I simply can't do the distance anymore
(I recently moved to San Mateo).

-Scott


 




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