Sightseeing trip with Melissa. Flew KRHV KHAF and made a landing, had lunch, took off and did 2 practice landings, returned to KRHV and did one go-around and one landing. Total 4 landings.
Departed KRHV downwind, flew on the East side of Hwy 101 to about Gilroy, then cut over the Coyote Valley. Returned Northward towards Mount Umunhum, climbing as we went to maintain terrain separation and safe gliding distance to hospitable terrain. Orbited a little to sight-see over the mountain and the Almaden park where we often hike. Did a cruise descent in the direction of Bonny Doon Airport, and continued up the coast to KHAF. Entered right traffic Rwy 30 on the 45 and made an uneventful power-off 180 -- landed a little bit long but was a good soft full-stall landing.
We parked at KHAF and went for something to eat.
Returned to closed traffic and 2 landings. Both were attempts at power-off 180s. One was okay. The other was iffy because I added flaps at the last minute; this made me float; and I sort of gave up on steering the plane while it was skimming a foot or so off the ground; when it finally touched down, there was a little bit of side load. Then flew via the Crystal Springs reservoir and KSJC class C transition to KRHV. Attempted one power-off 180 but ended up being bounced around and decided to go around. The second landing was a standard powered approach and was uneventful.
There were a bunch of fun cumulus clouds and interesting bumpiness underneath, and of course lots of lovely scenery, especially when we were at 9,500' over Mount Umunhum and could see the entire Bay Area from the Southern-most tip of Monterey Bay all the way to San Francisco laid out underneath us!
Departed KRHV downwind, flew on the East side of Hwy 101 to about Gilroy, then cut over the Coyote Valley. Returned Northward towards Mount Umunhum, climbing as we went to maintain terrain separation and safe gliding distance to hospitable terrain. Orbited a little to sight-see over the mountain and the Almaden park where we often hike. Did a cruise descent in the direction of Bonny Doon Airport, and continued up the coast to KHAF. Entered right traffic Rwy 30 on the 45 and made an uneventful power-off 180 -- landed a little bit long but was a good soft full-stall landing.
We parked at KHAF and went for something to eat.
Returned to closed traffic and 2 landings. Both were attempts at power-off 180s. One was okay. The other was iffy because I added flaps at the last minute; this made me float; and I sort of gave up on steering the plane while it was skimming a foot or so off the ground; when it finally touched down, there was a little bit of side load. Then flew via the Crystal Springs reservoir and KSJC class C transition to KRHV. Attempted one power-off 180 but ended up being bounced around and decided to go around. The second landing was a standard powered approach and was uneventful.
There were a bunch of fun cumulus clouds and interesting bumpiness underneath, and of course lots of lovely scenery, especially when we were at 9,500' over Mount Umunhum and could see the entire Bay Area from the Southern-most tip of Monterey Bay all the way to San Francisco laid out underneath us!
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