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Day 3: Route 66
Today was a BIG day. It would have been big and ambitious even if it wasn’t so turbulent along Route 66. But rather than getting our kicks, we were kicked in the butt by the persistent shaking on our first leg – Flagstaff to…nnottt Santa Fe but Tucumcari. Let me back up. We got away…
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Day 2: Stuck in Flagstaff
We had a real letdown today when we were loaded up for our legs to Santa Fe NM and on to Weatherford OK. We taxied the plane out to the run-up area (for engine and other checks), and it failed it’s magneto check. For you non-pilots, most small airplanes have two sets of spark plugs…
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Day 1: Marin to Flagstaff
We’re finally en route and it was a terrific day. We got away nice and early from Gnoss Field (KDVO) and headed almost due east to the Central Valley to get away from the lingering coastal cloud, then south toward Fox Field (KWJF). General William J Fox airport is named after a Marine General war…
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Maaybe we’re departing Sunday
“Time to spare, go by air” is an expression general aviation pilots use as a joke, but it’s only funny because it’s true. That last gasp winter rain front is still swirling around the Bay Area, giving us rain then sun, rain then sun, and the forecast says there’s enough of a break on Sunday…
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Cross Country – Literally
This trip hung in the balance until just a week before departure. My partner Dan and I had been planning it for months, drawing flight legs on the big (too big, really) map of the United States on our dining room table. Super excited and confident after flying from Marin County CA to Oshkosh WI…
Sierra Scenic 