rightrudder
Well Known Member
Man, it felt great to get out and fly again! I had a terrible flu/head cold that lasted a week and a half, and yesterday I finally felt flight-worthy again. So I beat traffic out to the airport and made a breakfast run flight to French Valley (F70).
That nasty Blue Cut fire is raging in the Cajon Pass, so I flew near the edge of the TFR to get a little footage. It didn't look too spectacular from the south, and my camera mount does NOT like the buffeting brought on by a steeper bank.
Lake Mathews footage proves the existence of water on the surface of SoCal!! Heard a pundit the other day describe a certain presidential candidate as "having the depth of a California reservoir."
Much better when powered down on approach to French Valley (try the cinnamon French toast!). Kinda hard to see in the video, but when I'm well established on final (and making all my position calls), some dude in a fancy twin turboprop pulls on to the runway for takeoff (see him pull on at 2:04, and airborne between the white marks at 2:19). I was crawling in at 65 KIAS and briefly thought of going around, but he took off quickly. Uncomfortable spacing? No harm no foul, but I did think he could've waited.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcVuYMaL9RA
That nasty Blue Cut fire is raging in the Cajon Pass, so I flew near the edge of the TFR to get a little footage. It didn't look too spectacular from the south, and my camera mount does NOT like the buffeting brought on by a steeper bank.
Lake Mathews footage proves the existence of water on the surface of SoCal!! Heard a pundit the other day describe a certain presidential candidate as "having the depth of a California reservoir."
Much better when powered down on approach to French Valley (try the cinnamon French toast!). Kinda hard to see in the video, but when I'm well established on final (and making all my position calls), some dude in a fancy twin turboprop pulls on to the runway for takeoff (see him pull on at 2:04, and airborne between the white marks at 2:19). I was crawling in at 65 KIAS and briefly thought of going around, but he took off quickly. Uncomfortable spacing? No harm no foul, but I did think he could've waited.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcVuYMaL9RA