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- Mojave Air and Space Port – KMHV
- Instrument Rated as of June 13th, 2020
- Van Nuys – KVNY
- Meadows Bakersfield – KBFL
- Instrument Rating – Training
- Imperial County: KIPL
- Agua Caliente: L54
- Santa Monica: KSMO
- Ontario: KONT
- Young Eagles Flight – 04.15.17 & 05.13.17
- Calexico: KCXL
- John Wayne-Orange County: KSNA
- Long Beach – Daugherty Field: KLGB
- Torrance – Zamperini Field: KTOA
- Lone Pine: O26
- SJVA Aviation Institute – Summer 2015
- EAA Young Eagles Flight
- Independance: 2O7
- Carson’s First Flight
- Hawthorne: KHHR
- Compton: KCMP
- Brawley Municipal: KBWC
- Cliff Hatfield Memorial: KCLR
- Lee Vining: O24
- Air to Air Photos & Performance Takeoff & Landings
- Barstow-Daggett: KDAG
- Fullerton: KFUL
- Montgomery Field: KMYF
- Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Flying
- San Jacinto Valley Flight
- EAA Young Eagles Flight
- Brown Field: KSDM
- Gillespie Field: KSEE
- Bermuda Dunes: KUDD
- Jacqueline Cochran: KTRM
- Twentynine Palms: KTNP
- Victorville: KVCV
- Borrego Valley: L08
- Yucca Valley: L66
- Chiriaco Summit: L77
- Roy Williams: L80
- El Monte: KEMT
- Cable: KCCB
- Fallbrook: L18
- Hesperia: L26
- Desert Center: L64
- Perris Valley: L65
- Rialto: L67
- San Luis Obispo: KSBP
- Catalina – KAVX
- San Bernardino: KSBD
- Ramona: KRNM
- Flabob: KRIR
- Redlands: KREI
- Riverside: KRAL
- Palm Springs: KPSP
- Brackett: KPOC
- Oceanside: KOKB
- McClellan-Palomar: KCRQ
- Chino: KCNO
- Camarillo: KCMA
- Banning: KBNG
- Blythe: KBLH
- Mammoth Lakes: KMMH
- Bishop: KBIH
- Apple Valley: KAPV
- Corona: KAJO
- French Valley: F70
- Hemet Ryan: KHMT
Category Archives: Flights
Mojave Air and Space Port – KMHV
The flight to Mojave Air and Space Port served a couple purposes. First, I haven’t landed here so it fit my mission to land at all of the public airports in California. Second, I’m working on earning a Commerical Rating … Continue reading
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Instrument Rated as of June 13th, 2020
On June 13th, 2020, I passed the Instrument checkride and officially became an Instrument Rated pilot. While all my flying has in some way or another prepared me for instrument flying, my formal training for this rating started in the … Continue reading
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Van Nuys – KVNY
Van Nuys airport was the second of three approaches to meet the flight experience requirements towards an instrument rating. After departing Meadows Filed – Bakersfield on an instrument flight plan, we flew the VOR-B approach and landed on 16 Right … Continue reading
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Meadows Bakersfield – KBFL
Meadows – Bakersfield is located in Class D airspace North of Los Angeles and in the southern part of the California’s Central Valley. The airport is serviced with two parallel runways 12/30 at an elevation of 510 feet and provides … Continue reading
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Instrument Rating – Training
One of my aviation goals is to acquire additional ratings and certificates. For some time, I’ve been thinking about starting my training for the Instrument Rating. In August of 2019, I decided that the best way to “start the clock” … Continue reading
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Imperial County: KIPL
Imperial County airport is located south of the Salton Sea, five miles east of the El Centro Naval Air Facility, and within an array of Military Operation Areas (MOA) and Restricted Airspace . The airport has two runways that are … Continue reading
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Agua Caliente: L54
Agua Caliente is an unattended airstrip located in the beautiful and rugged Anza Borrego Desert. The airstrip is within walking distance of Agua Caliente County Park which has geothermal hot spring pools and campsites. The airstrip is relatively short at … Continue reading
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Santa Monica: KSMO
Santa Monica is a towered airport located in Class Delta (D) airspace just north of Los Angeles International Airport. The airport has a single runway 4,973ft long and aligned 03/21. The airfield dates back to post World War One and was … Continue reading
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Ontario: KONT
Ontario International Airport is a large airport primarily used by commercial operators and air taxis. The airport is located within Class C Airspace and operates two parallel runways. 26R/8L is 12,198ft and 26L/8R is 10,200ft long. For this flight, I … Continue reading
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Young Eagles Flight – 04.15.17 & 05.13.17
On Saturday April 15th and May 13th, students from SJVA’s Aviation club took flight as part of the EAA Young Eagles Program.