Contents:
Flying with a Safety Pilot -- John Ewing
CFI John Ewing discuss's flying with a Safety Pilot
Talking with Oakland Tower -- David Penney
A interesting read on communication with Oakland Air Traffic Control with information on how to talk the talk
My Last Mission -- Doug Johnson
Club founder and member Doug Johnson originally wrote this for the newsletter of the 390th Bombardment Group, with whom Doug flew B17's during WW2.
The Other Checkride -- Ginny WIlken
That other checkride -- the one when you finally realise you've got what it takes...
The Hayward Proficiency Air Race -- Beth Christian
Club member Beth Christian flew the Hayward Proficiency Air Race in 4312R for the fourth year in a row (2001). The word "race" is misleading, the word "proficiency" is not....
Going Commercial -- John Ewing
Club member John Ewing earned his commercial certificate November 2001, and I asked him to describe his experiences for the rest of us contemplating going commercial -- or just interested in what it takes....
An AAC Member Downunder -- Hamish Reid
Club member Hamish Reid finds himself at the controls of a strange aircraft, 10,000 km from Berkeley. At least he (sort of) had the right accent...
The Fly The Bay ATC Tours -- PAO, ZOA, Bay Approach, Oakland FSS -- Hamish Reid
A bunch of us signed up for Terry Craft's "Fly The Bay" ATC tours (July 2001). This is a two-session guided tour of the Palo Alto tower, Oakland Center (ZOA), Bay TRACON, and Oakland FSS. Great stuff -- highly recommended! And now we know what "shrimp boats" really are...
A Southlands Trip Report -- John Ewing
If (like me) you've wondered what it's like braving the LA basin in a small GA plane, 4AC Plane Captain John Ewing spent Thanksgiving 2001 flying 12R down to the Southlands and back, and survived to tell the tale...
Dave's Phoenix Trip -- Dave Penney
Our Chief Pilot flies N7336B, a lively Cessna A152 Aerobat with the Texas Taildragger conversion, all the way from Phoenix to Oaktown...
Bad Attitudes! Upside Down Over California -- Hamish Reid
Hamish Reid learns Immelmans, loops, Reverse Half Cubans and more 6,000' over the Delta in 36B, taking club instructor Ben Freelove's basic aerobatics and unusual attitude recovery course...