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Wow thanks for the info all! I had a chance to investigate more and realized the drain holes people were talking about absolutely had greasy dirt clogging them. With ease I poked through the hole and water instantly started flowing out. This stream lasted 5 minutes easily. Before I touched...

Good to know! This plane recently came out of its annual so quite surprising. Would be interesting to find out how a plugged drain was missed in that. It really hasn't rained as hard or long as it has this past week here in SoCal for a very long time. Luckily it seems to have been caught quite...

I went to preflight a C172M this morning here in the Los Angeles area where we've been getting a lot of rain over the past week with more to come. Prior to starting the preflight I rocked the wings from the right wingtip to dislodge any water in the fuel tanks. Hearing the expected sloshing in...

Thanks I'll give it some research!

Anyone have any suggestions for a flight on Thanksgiving here in SoCal that would be interesting? I assume most off-airport places will be closed so wanted to see what anyone knew here. Flying an SR20. Caveats: * I am not checked out at my current club for Catalina/Big Bear * Kern Valley while...

I am moving back to SoCal (learned to fly at HHR) and am very interested in a flying club or partnership. Posting here for the possibility of a SoCal partnership. Could also go for starting a club? Either way! Currently a private pilot working on instrument rating ~150 hours. Airports I'd be...

Thanks all! This is some great info. It does confirm my thoughts there are no really great options for getting over the Sierra Nevada mountains, especially for someone like myself who at this time doesn't want to deal with that level of mountain flying. I would certainly keep an eye on the...

Hey all, I recently moved up to the Bay Area from Los Angeles and am thinking of planning a camping trip to Stovepipe Wells L09. This would be a VFR flight so definitely will be flexible on out/return times and/or with cancellation. That said this would be in a C172N (technically a Deltahawk...

I actually worked on Dragon Avionics When I was at SpaceX (Electrical Engineer). Can’t speak for SpaceX. It in general companies launch from Florida because it’s one of the closest areas to the equator in the USA with actual infrastructure. This gives it a small boost for Sun Synchronous Orbit...

I’ll be in San Mateo county so I listed the airports I’m likely to desire being based out of. The only stretch might be Half Moon bay. My current work situation (regardless of COVID) is remote so I can avoid rush hour traffic for airports like SJC and RHV as needed.

I am a private pilot who is moving to the Bay Area in July 2020. Nearly all of my training has been at KHHR in Los Angeles in Cirrus SR20's (G6). I'd love to stay with Cirrus aircraft but also considering options in other planes. My IFR training was cut short due to the Coronavirus but I plan on...