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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure: September 2008
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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure. Thursday, September 25, 2008. Flying a San Francisco Bay Tour. It's been a long time since I posted anything here, but a recent comment about the San Francisco Bay Tour inspired me. If you are arriving by air instead of departing PAO or SQL, you need to contact Norcal on an appropriate frequency and request a bay tour. My understanding is that you may be given a higher altitude in that case. Posted by capnjack96934 at 2:32 PM. View my complete profile. Day 15 Part Two: ...
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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure: April 2007
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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure. Saturday, April 07, 2007. Posted by capnjack96934 at 10:53 AM. View my complete profile. The Mother Road: Historic Route 66 (Official Site). Captain Jack's Flying Squirrels blog-observations on life. C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club. My Picasa Web Albums. West Valley Flying Club. Flying a San Francisco Bay Tour. Day 17 Part Two: Home Sweet Home. Day 17 Part One: Setting Off. Day 16 Part Two: Time To Go Home. Day 16 Part One: Watching Weather in Evanston, WY.
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club: November 2006
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club. Thursday, November 30, 2006. The plane is ready. Phil sent me these sneak peek pictures today. Check them out on my Picasa web album. I am meeting my friend Brad at the airport tomorrow at 9:00. We will fly down in his 182, also recently painted. Brad needs some IFR approaches, so we will do a couple at SNS and then one more at SMX. N96934 should be on its tiedown at PAO by sunset. Posted by capnjack96934 @ 8:08 PM. Tuesday, November 28, 2006. When the plane retu...
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club: January 2007
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club. Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Links to Avionics Manuals. 96934 has some cool avionics, but it can be tricky to figure out how all these devices work. To help, here are links to resources that I have found available online. Pilot's Guide for JPI EDM 700. POH for STEC 30 Autopilot. POH for STEC GPSS Converter. POH for Ryan TCAD 9900B. Pilot Guide for PS Engineering 7000B. Posted by capnjack96934 @ 8:42 PM. Discuss MX Issues Here. I am creating this evergreen. Tuesda...
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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure: July 2007
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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure. Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Chicago, IL (PWK) to Birmingham, AL (BHM). 654 statute miles (568 nm). Time enroute: 6:33 (including a 65 minute food and fuel stop). Flying IFR out of Chicago meant waiting while they fit us in to the busy area traffic. While holding at the run-up, we saw this classic B-17 arrive. I think today's flight was the most challenging of the trip so far. It got the juices flowing but never crossed the line to anxiety-inducing. Sunday, July 29, 2007.
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club: December 2006
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club. Friday, December 15, 2006. Round trip to SMO and a status update. I flew round trip to Santa Monica today. It was a good opportunity to make sure all the IFR equipment was in good order. My arrival at SMO on the GPS-A was through a thin layer of clouds that broke out right at minimums. I posted a few pictures from the return trip at Picasa Web. Please feel free to contact me or your favorite CFI if you have questions about systems operations. For details of what ...
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club: June 2007
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club. Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Annual complete, flying without Garmin 530. The annual was completed on 6/14 and I brought the plane back to PAO. I am happy to say that it went much more smoothly this year. There were no significant issues at all. As a reminder, the plane is blocked out for my summer travel from 7/16 to 8/5. Another member will be taking 934 on vacation from 8/6 to 8/19. Posted by capnjack96934 @ 11:41 AM. Thursday, June 07, 2007. I apologize to regula...
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club: May 2007
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club. Tuesday, May 08, 2007. Aluminum Overcast: B-17 Flight Experience. Last week I treated myself to a once-in-lifetime-experience. I rode in Aluminum Overcast, a restored B-17G. That is operated by EAA, the Experimental Aircraft Association. I took along my trusty Canon PowerShot A95. Check out the QuickTime movie I created. You can also see some of the pictures in my Picassa Web Album. Posted by capnjack96934 @ 2:03 PM. View my complete profile. My Route 66 Adventure.
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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure: August 2007
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Captain Jack's Route 66 Adventure. Saturday, August 11, 2007. Looking back on my performance during my flights over 13 days, I decided it would be good to summarize some of the errors I made. They say you learn from your mistakes, but that's not quite true. I believe you can learn from your mistakes if you examine them. Hopefully, others can learn from my mistakes as well. Have the charts and info you need at hand. Electrical equipment off before starting engine. Taking off from Evanston, WY (EVW). In my...
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club: July 2007
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C-182Q N96934 at West Valley Flying Club. Monday, July 16, 2007. 96934 is now WAAS capable. It's been a few weeks, so here is an update on the plane. The upgraded Garmin 530W was installed at the end of June. There was one minor hiccup, the COM 2 antenna connection was lost during installation. That has been restored. Everything is working now. With everything shipshape, I'm taking the plane on a 17-day trip. The heart of the trip is my Route 66 flight that you can read about in my other blog. Aluminum O...
