So, I came to Phoenix to fly an airplane since 1 and half year back. Then I came to San Diego to see NAS Miramar Airshow.
Well, you might have doubt that my main purpose was SIGGRAPH97. It may hard for you to believe, but officially, flying an airplane and seeing airshow was not main purposes :-)
I have a driver license. But, I was not driving a car much in Japan. So, I was courageously(?) driving a car in Phoenix and San Diego.
Weird Sign Board in Phoenix. LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT.
So, what can I do for you?(^_^;)
This is a runway of Stellar Airpark. Opposite side of "LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT".
I arrived at Chandler Municipal Airport in one piece (^_^;) I could fly an airplane after 1 and half years blank. I flew with an instructor in the morning. I made a slightly hard landing first time. But not too bad :-)
I flew this airplane first day. Re---ally hard to start an engine.(N80565)
I went out for solo flight in the afternoon. I wanted to practice emergency landing procedure above practice area. Before starting, the engine does not start. I was strugglig for several minutes. Then an instructor came and tried several times, then engine started. Well, then what happen if the engine stopped in the sky? There will be smaller chance to re-start it :-( So, I did not want to pull its throttle to the idle in the sky. My plan to practice emergency landing procedure was canceled. So, I just flew joy ride for a while and came back.
Second day. Yesterday's aircraft was very hard to start the engine. So I asked to change the aircraft. (Photo)
N47851 that I flew second day. And me.
Over practice area.
I flew Chandler -> Avra Valley -> Eloy -> Chandler. I flew early in the morning. Many cumulous clouds builds up in the afternoon and air gets bumpy. But, actually, air was already bumpy from the morning this day. Turbulence shook my airplane. If you ride a small airplane once, you'll never scared when you are in a cabin of a large airplane. Because a large airplane will never be shaken as a small airplane :-)
Next photo is Eloy airport.
Eloy Airport from 5500ft. Runway is good. But nothing else :-)
I met a friend of mine who is an airplane enginner working at Eloy airport. Then I performed one touch & go, then waved the wing (I wanted to do it once!) then turned heading toward north to Chandler.
Instrument Panel
It's Arizona. Not Mars.
Eloy
Avra Valley airport.
Abundoned(?) airplanes at Avra Valley
Taking off from Avra Valley.
Pinal Air Park. A little bit north east of Avra Valley
Piccacho Peak
Some fields
Instrument Panel
It's Arizona. Not Mars.
Eloy
Avra Valley airport.
Abundoned(?) airplanes at Avra Valley
Taking off from Avra Valley.
Pinal Air Park. A little bit north east of Avra Valley
Piccacho Peak
Some fields
Next, I came to San Diego to see NAS Miramar Airshow. Airshow photos will be uploaded to Airplane Photo section.
I did not have plan to go to Sea World. But, when I went to NAS Miarmar gate on Friday, a gateguard said to me that "Oh, today is for insider only". :-( I could not get into the base. I didn't waste the day, so I came to Sea World.
I didn't expect I can see a formation of birds :-) I should have brought my telescope lens. (Since I didn't expect I see flying objects, I left my telescope lens to the motel).
I should have brought my telescope lens.
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