N291DR 1.7 Frasier Lake and Airball data gathering with Lisa

Flew KRHV to 1C9, hung out with pilots at 1C9 for a while, then flew back to KRHV. 2 landings total.

N291DR 2.9 Flight to Las Trancas

I just joined the Recreational Aviation Foundation which means I'm allowed to land at Las Trancas (17CL). I set out today to see if I could do it.

First I flew to Frasier Lake and did 3 landings (maybe they were 4? let's say 3) as a refresher and to practice short and soft field technique. I then blasted off West to see 'sup.

I had been warned of the rotors coming off the cliff beside the Las Trancas runway. Today was calm, but I wasn't going to risk it. I did low passes to gauge the wind before making a good short field landing. The runway is on top of a plateau with beach cliffs on either end, so the temptation is to come in with too much height, and then the fear is that one will fall off the other end. ;)

On the way back I flew over KSJC midfield.