kimberlyanne546
Member
I have a question for everyone:
I am taking the day off this Friday (so if planning is needed I should do that tomorrow night). I have the 172 reserved all day Friday from 9am - 5pm (they are very laid back at this place and nobody had the plane anyways).
I have a very experienced pro pilot coming from out of town (haven't asked his permission to do so, or else I'd post his name on here). This pilot is the reason I got checked out in the 172 - I knew he was coming in September and he has MANY hours in a 172 so that will be good.
I called the pilot today and said "what do you want to do / where do you want to go?"
He replied with "No plans - I just want to fly."
So . . . . what do we do?
I've done the Bay Tour (twice, once at night) already.
Everyone keeps saying I should go to a new airport each time I fly.
Also, I've never flown anywhere to do something (lunch, for example).
Another idea: mountain flying / pointers from him if he's willing. I want to go to Sierraville this year with passengers in the 172 (sooner the better). Even though it will not require a "high altitude checkout" since the elevation is less than 5,000 feet on the runway, many people have suggested I do mountain flying for the very first time with an experienced pilot by my side. If I don't land at South Lake Tahoe (over 5K) I am not breaking my agreement with the flight school. Many of these destinations, with traffic, would normally take 5+ hours by car and I was thrilled to discover they might take less than 2 hours in a 172 from O69!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions, and keep in mind coastal destinations are "out" if there is a marine layer.
Another idea is the complex airspace in the Bay Area such as landing at our class C airport and working around / through the surrounding Bravo. That and the mountain flying are two things I could use guidance on.
Kimberly
I am taking the day off this Friday (so if planning is needed I should do that tomorrow night). I have the 172 reserved all day Friday from 9am - 5pm (they are very laid back at this place and nobody had the plane anyways).
I have a very experienced pro pilot coming from out of town (haven't asked his permission to do so, or else I'd post his name on here). This pilot is the reason I got checked out in the 172 - I knew he was coming in September and he has MANY hours in a 172 so that will be good.
I called the pilot today and said "what do you want to do / where do you want to go?"
He replied with "No plans - I just want to fly."
So . . . . what do we do?
I've done the Bay Tour (twice, once at night) already.
Everyone keeps saying I should go to a new airport each time I fly.
Also, I've never flown anywhere to do something (lunch, for example).
Another idea: mountain flying / pointers from him if he's willing. I want to go to Sierraville this year with passengers in the 172 (sooner the better). Even though it will not require a "high altitude checkout" since the elevation is less than 5,000 feet on the runway, many people have suggested I do mountain flying for the very first time with an experienced pilot by my side. If I don't land at South Lake Tahoe (over 5K) I am not breaking my agreement with the flight school. Many of these destinations, with traffic, would normally take 5+ hours by car and I was thrilled to discover they might take less than 2 hours in a 172 from O69!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions, and keep in mind coastal destinations are "out" if there is a marine layer.
Another idea is the complex airspace in the Bay Area such as landing at our class C airport and working around / through the surrounding Bravo. That and the mountain flying are two things I could use guidance on.
Kimberly
