Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Van Nuys Airport

"Cleared to land 16R"...stopped in Van Nuys for lunch and weather check before the last leg home.  Notice, we were the only plane with a propeller. 


1930 Standard D25

Nice airplane for rides....  Saw this parked on the ramp in Deer Valley.




Dinner with family along the way.

Jeff's brother picked us up in Deer Valley and took us to a great Mexican food place.  Good times!


Neat stuff to see along the way to Phoenix




Albuquerque


Albuquerque arrival..

Through the pass into
Albuquerque,NM.

Tough ride home....


Travis' turn to fly

Travis getting some T206 time. He flew us to Albaqurque and Phoenix.


Good bye Mooney 54V..

We'll be back......


Heading home....

Ready to leave Colorado Springs and head home.


End of the line...

Had to call off the trip.  Severe wx in Tx and La for next few days.  Jeff has to leave his plane in Colorado Springs for now.  We'll get it there someday soon.  Hang in there Jeff.


Prep for some pattern work in Colorado Springs

We decided not to press any further east.  We could beat the storm east but then we'd be trapped as the storm passed over us.  So, time for crosswind landing practice...


Saturday, March 10, 2012

C17s at Colorado Springs

Delayed for weather in Tx so Jeff and I worked on crosswind landings in Colorado Springs.  C17s parked on ramp.


Pueblo to Colorado Springs

Jeff running up getting ready for departure.  Had a great lunch at Spitfire Grill in Pueblo, Co. 


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Getting Ready for a Trip down South.

Getting ready to fly with Jeff Sutton in his new airplane.  Jeff bought a Mooney F-model and is ready to fly it home.  Jeff lives in New Orleans, LA.  This is going to be a great cross country.  Follow along as I make posts about our trip.