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Where did you fly today?

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Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:59 am

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Flew up to Green River Lakes yesterday, in the Wind River Range.

Feeding elk by horse-drawn sleigh at the feed ground:
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One of my favorite places:
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This is what is behind those clouds (shot from the other direction last summer):
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:28 pm

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Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:15 pm

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Finished my instrument rating today!
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:30 pm

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Way to go Rob
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:31 pm

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It's too bad you have a limitation on your certificate (English proficiency)
That's so sad
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:52 pm

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Just did some research. Apparently all new Licenses have "Limitations - English Proficient" printed on it. Some new ICAO requirement....
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:00 pm

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Congratulations.
Another tool in the box
Good achievement
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:03 pm

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c180bill wrote:Congratulations.
Another tool in the box
Good achievement

I tried to stop in the other day! But things looked soft! let me know when it's back up! :)
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:05 pm

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robw56 wrote:Just did some research. Apparently all new Licenses have "Limitations - English Proficient" printed on it. Some new ICAO requirement....


you guys are in the same house right now #-o !!!!!!!!!
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:08 pm

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c180bill wrote:Congratulations.
Another tool in the box
Good achievement


Thanks Bill, sorry I missed you today. I heard you stopped by my hangar and met my dad.
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:21 pm

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Nice job Rob. Do you think you'll equip charley for instrument flying?
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:44 pm

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Bryan,
Linda said the flybys looked great.
I was out flying rather than picking rocks.
yes still soft, need some rain or a water truck.
The jeep only leaves a inch grouve, but a lot of dust.
I'll keep at it, except trying to fly more, too.
I'll let you all know.

Rob,
Great talking with your Dad. The plane looks clean.
You had a good excuse for not being there: great work.

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Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:08 pm

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Zzz wrote:Nice job Rob. Do you think you'll equip charley for instrument flying?


No plans to do any IFR in the 170.
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Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:38 pm

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Whew
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:40 am

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Nice job Rob! Are you going to move right into Commercial training?
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:30 am

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jbo wrote:Nice job Rob! Are you going to move right into Commercial training?


Yeah that's the plan!
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:14 am

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robw56 wrote:Finished my instrument rating today!
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Good deal! Give us a run down on the checkride. How did it go?
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:51 pm

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robw56 wrote:
Zzz wrote:Nice job Rob. Do you think you'll equip charley for instrument flying?


No plans to do any IFR in the 170.


You lie!!! You do IFR all the time in that thing! The "I follow Roads kind!" :^o
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:01 pm

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I was able to fly around a little on the first! It was a super nice day with only a few bumps over the mountains. Which, is the location I found this gem (which apparently Joey already found! So he gets to name it) Anyway, I was going to fly there on Friday but that didn't work out and I instead ended up flying to Porterville for lunch with a friend. Made it back to give Rob a congrats for getting his ticket too!
Then today I had to fly the bird down to Santa Maria (KSMX) for some "touch up paint!" I gotta shoot an approach yesterday and then today I was able to shoot not just one but two approaches into SMX. The funny thing about flightaware.com is that sometimes i'll just pick you back up as if on cruise control. It shows a nice circle as if I came back for an approach. In reality I went missed at SMX (climbed 300ft into VFR!!) flew to L52 and took care of some "business" (too much water!) Took off and shot another approach. The sucky part of the the day was the 5 hour drive back to Fairfield.... :cry:
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Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:15 pm

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Weather actually cooperated when I had time! Nothing spectacular, just around the local airfield, but it would good to get out. Had to use painter's tape on that door gap. Gap seal speed mod, Cub style...

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Interesting frame hanging from the rafters of the school's hanger...

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