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I flew to LAX on a Sunday around 2p. At 6 miles out I heard a Delta and on short final I heard another (maybe United). I heard and saw no other traffic while I was on the ground. Heard and saw a Spirit when I was on my take off roll. Last weekend I was near LAX and saw a Southwest and an Alaska...

Landed VFR at LAX the other day. As a non-ifr pilot, it was a total non-event in terms of getting clearance from SoCal, following assigned headings and altitude then lining up on 25L. Touch n gos are prohibited at LAX. Full stop taxi back operations are not. Dunno about low approaches. Landing...

Last time I asked and received was in October '19 out of TOA to VNY. Started drifting from the track, LAX guy mentioned it to me, I told him I am fixing it now, he said OK.

Very sad... it hits a little close to home :( I recently started chatting with him on FB. He had an awesome plane and car collection and a very colorful life (aviation races, photo of him and Shelby together, customizing celebrities' cars, etc). He invited me over to his hangar but our schedules...

When we visited the SoCal TRACON facility, our facility guide (and a controller), practically begged us to "always get flight following!!!". If you are on flight following, you are always cleared to enter the outer layer of a Charlie. Now, entering the inner layer can happen in two ways: 1...

One day a photographer asked me to be his copilot while he was hanging out the window of his C-206 and taking pictures. I didn't have hp/cx endorsement at the time, so I couldn't log the time. But it got me thinking. So I decided to get both hp and complex at the same time (to save money) and...

Hi and welcome to POA, I started my PPL training at SM Flyers. Lovely school but expensive AF. CFIs hourly rates are around $95-$110. They have sportcruisers, 172, 172RG and recently acquired an older lady, a 1977 C-182RG. The 172 hourly is $167, plus every time you land at SMO, it's additional...

If you can, call your local tower and ask for a tour. I've been to SMO, SBD and VNY tower visits. It's great to meet the guys/gals and put faces to the voices. Also very informative, you can learn a lot. SMO and VNY we had to do prior arrangements, but with SBD, we landed and as we were taxiing...

Others above have given tons of great advice. Here's my story so you have comparison from the other side of the learning curve - in 2016, with 40 hours and 144 landings in my logbook CFI (along with a second CFI) finally agreed that I was ready for my solo because my landings became tolerable...

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Love your story, keep up the great work and share with us! Very inspirational. I know of a one-armed guy, who is not only a CFI, he just recently passed his CFII! https://www.theclippedwing.com/

I researched a lot into home study ground programs and went with Gleim 'cause they offered the most stuff for the money (not only online courses but books, flight bag, e6b, etc.) so for me they worked out well. I thought I would do as you suggested, get all the ground knowledge and test out the...

My friend is a student there for her sport license. She loves the Sling and she loves her CFI, who, by the way, is a one-armed guy! I have my PPL and would be interested in flying the Sling so I am trying to find time for getting checked out there. Have another friend who has her sport license...

Copy of a sample letter for you to use: [date] VIA MAIL: Santa Monica Landmarks Commission 1685 Main Street, Room 212 Santa Monica, CA 90401 or VIA EMAIL Ruth Shari: ruth.shari@smgov.net Ken Breisch: kenneth.breisch@smgov.net Amy Green: amybeth.green@smgov.net Roger...

On May 30, 2019, the LA99s filed an application to designate the Compass Rose at Santa Monica Airport as a historical landmark. This is the first time a Compass Rose has been nominated as a historic landmark anywhere in the Country. Click here to access a copy of the landmark application. The...

We made it in the news: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2019/08/26/la-99s-recreates-1929-women-s-national-air-derby?fbclid=IwAR16MS_nX7K1uz5SdqJ57NE-2mKIopjW-zljPtHLTFKhThd0WkJMQ02GXmM...

This is for the general public. Those interested to attend, please RSVP. Thank you!

Pilots interested to join the derby, need to register at Airraces@LA99s.org

I am a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the 99s. In commemorating the 90th anniversary of the 1929 Women's National Air Derby, the LA99s are organizing an event on August 18. We have created a flyer and I would like to share it with members of POA. I don't want to post anything that's...