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Thanks for all the feedback! My goal going IFR that day was gaining experience, and it certainly did that. @luvflyin I was down prior to the 737's rotation point. I don't think they gave me the "caution wake turbulence", but they may have anticipated the 737 rotating beyond the LAHSO point.

I went into KLGB IFR in a C172 for the first time a couple weeks back. Conditions were VMC, and approach had us descend over the harbor and provided vectors to final ILS 30. I reported established, grabbed the glideslope, switched to tower, and received our landing clearance. About 2-3 miles...

My mistake.. I was looking at the flight path screenshot.

That parking option still looks cheaper than Signature.

That was my first thought as well when they mentioned Halfmoon Bay. Shot the LPV below minimums. RIP.

That was my first thought. Like the SMO incident not too far back.

We didn't, and looking at others out there, it doesn't look like many do. It's normally a pretty quick hop across from shore to the island, as long as one doesn't go the long way around the bravo, and that water is full of recreational boating. If I was carrying a passenger who wasn't a...

I had to Google this.. Is a prop lock common practice at bigger city airports? I've never seen one in use.

Looking back and my WX brief, under the VNY ILS procedure notes: SMO VOR OUT OFSERVICE. 202306082040-202309202040EST I own that one. :confused: Other than that, it was a great flight.

Forgot about VPLSR.. We didn't have a GPS in this plane, and my EFB (iFly) didn't recognize VPLSR, so we planned for VOR. But that would explain why we say others transiting it.

Still unsure. Others were crossing, so I assume it was working. We tried both NAV radios, verified the frequency, volume, etc. and could not get it. On the flight back, I tuned the Camarillo VOR, and it came right up.

We finally made it to Catalina Island yesterday. Awesome trip all around. We'd intended to cross the LAX SFRA and buzz over LAX at 3,500. Established at 3,500, a few miles north of SMO, Socal handed us off, and we couldn't receive the SMO VOR to cross. We ended up looping back to the west...

Great video. Central CA here, and Grand Canyon is definitely on my list.

Bakersfield Municipal (L45) is hosting an event on 4/22 with food, live music, and more.

If a little flare is good, more must be better.

Reached out. Thanks!

Happy Good Friday all.. I've been working towards the IR in the Bakersfield, CA area and will reach the minimum IMC + XC PIC hours tomorrow. The place I've been receiving training from is talking about having a DPE out for checkrides in about 6 weeks, when I'm out-of-state for my daughter's...

Gear up would have been the way to go. He was probably hoping to avoid a prop strike, but that just wasn't going to happen.

I dusted off my PACER account to grab the indictment. Attached for anyone interested.. Pretrial release terms: forbidden from operating a watercraft :D

Applying some IR student book work :D ... Missed approach point was the runway threshold and required a straight climb to 1,000, He pulled that hard right turn a bunch before the threshold.