May 13, 1998 Gorman, CA Bellanca 7GCBC 1 FATAL The flight departed Santa Paula, California on a pipeline inspection flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed along portions of the route of flight and no flight plan was filed. Ground witnesses observed the aircraft flying uphill in mountainous terrain below the clouds at an estimated 100 to … Continue reading Flying In Mountainous Terrain
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X-Country Trip Report by John Benjamin
I got back yesterday from my first very long cross-country (four days) flight with a friend who is also a pilot. A great experience, and very much like a auto road trip from my younger years. He and I rented a 1963 c-182 from a friend of his that leases the plane to a flight-school … Continue reading X-Country Trip Report by John Benjamin