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	<title>Kunal&#039;s Blog &#187; Pilot&#8217;s Stuff</title>
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	<description>Blog on Cloud Computing, SOA, SaaS, and my flying experiences....</description>
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		<title>Pilot Log Book</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2011/08/pilot-log-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pilot's Stuff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have created a simple Pilot Log Book template on Google Docs. This will allow pilots to track all their flight hours and flight currency (Take Offs, Landings in the last 90 days, Instrument approaches in the last 6 months) &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2011/08/pilot-log-book/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Actual IFR flight in the rain</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2010/10/actual-ifr-flight-in-the-rain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was awesome! I flew for the first time in 4+ months. Not sure why, just laziness I guess. Shiva and I went for an actual IFR flight today &#8211; Shiva joined just because I was not current any more. &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2010/10/actual-ifr-flight-in-the-rain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Neeta&#8217;s first solo flight</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2010/05/neetas-first-solo-flight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 00:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neeta was with her instructor, Bill Goddard. They did 3 touch and goes at Hawthorne airport (KHHR), after which Bill told Neeta to do her first ever solo flight. At first, Neeta was a little nervous and wanted to push &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2010/05/neetas-first-solo-flight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Neeta&#8217;s learning to fly..</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/08/neetas-learning-to-fly/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/08/neetas-learning-to-fly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neeta is starting her flight lessons; welcome to the world of being a student pilot&#8230;. She has about 8 hours now, and today she did a phenomenal take-off from Hawthorne. She is within private pilot limits on slow flight, power-on &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/08/neetas-learning-to-fly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Flight from Henderson to Hawthorne</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/flight-from-henderson-to-hawthorne/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/flight-from-henderson-to-hawthorne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[density altitude]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a continuation to my previous post, this flight was probably the toughest flight I have ever done. We were full fuel, with 3 SOB&#8217;s. Takeoff was a nightmare. I could not keep the computer aligned with the runway &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/flight-from-henderson-to-hawthorne/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Night flight to Henderson, Las Vegas</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/night-flight-to-henderson-las-vegas/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/night-flight-to-henderson-las-vegas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday night, Neeta and I decided to go to Las Vegas for the NAB show. Instead of driving, we decided to do a night flight from Hawthorne to Henderson. Shiva just landed after a 3 hour flight from Reed &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/night-flight-to-henderson-las-vegas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>IFR actual flight from Hawthorne to Montgomery Field in San Diego</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/ifr-actual-flight-from-hawthorne-to-montgomery-field-in-san-diego/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/ifr-actual-flight-from-hawthorne-to-montgomery-field-in-san-diego/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shiva, Neeta and I decided to do an IFR flight, the day after Shiva passed his IFR check ride. We convinced Neeta to fly into actual conditions. The weather was not too bad, just a layer of clouds with tops &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/04/ifr-actual-flight-from-hawthorne-to-montgomery-field-in-san-diego/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Flight to Camarillo</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/03/flight-to-camarillo/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/03/flight-to-camarillo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, John (Strategic Accounts Manager from Wipro), his wife Jennifer and I flew from Hawthorne to Camarillo for lunch. The weather was pretty much overcast with tops at 5000. I filed my flight plan for 6000 (IFR). However, ATC &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/03/flight-to-camarillo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whiteman to Hawthorne Flight</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/01/whiteman-to-hawthorne-flight/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/01/whiteman-to-hawthorne-flight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the first of this year (2009), on my way back from San Francisco, I got dropped off at Whiteman airport to pick up N7275R. The plane has been there over a month to have the HSI fixed &#8211; long &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2009/01/whiteman-to-hawthorne-flight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Night flight with Neeta and the dogs</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2008/11/night-flight-with-neeta-and-the-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2008/11/night-flight-with-neeta-and-the-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We took off around 4:35 pm on Saturday from Hawthorne airport. The sky was bright red with the sun setting behind the clouds. The dogs in the back seat were scared and nervous. It was only their second or third &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2008/11/night-flight-with-neeta-and-the-dogs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Flabob Airport Flight</title>
		<link>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2008/11/flabob-airport-flight/</link>
		<comments>http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2008/11/flabob-airport-flight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kunal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Goddard (my IFR and CPL instructor) and I did a VFR flight from Hawthorne to Flabob airport near Riverside. The weather was goregous &#8211; raining and sunny patches. The rain looked like a cascading waterfall and ATC called us &#8230; <a href="http://kunalmittal.com/blog/2008/11/flabob-airport-flight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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