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Night flight to Henderson, Las Vegas

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 … Continue reading

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IFR actual flight from Hawthorne to Montgomery Field in San Diego

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 … Continue reading

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Flight to Camarillo

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 … Continue reading

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Whiteman to Hawthorne Flight

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 – long … Continue reading

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Night flight with Neeta and the dogs

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 … Continue reading

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