This weekend I got to experience being on a small plane for the first time and to be in the air for the very first time.
A friend of mine took me up in his plane and got to experience something really cool and now want to get a pilot license of my own. Here are some pictures I took of San Diego.
initial take off for the first time:
Qualcom:
where are you located???(lol)
Balboa Park:
Enjoy
Different view of San Diego
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Mr.Coupe
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Re: Different view of San Diego (bunda4th)
Dude those are some nice pics. I would double think about getting my pilots license since I've seen all the reports in the near past about small air craft accidents. SIHT's CRAZY .
Ricky C.
Ricky C.
Re: Different view of San Diego (Mr.Coupe)
It was amazing to get a different view of SD and the time of day we went up was really good.
It is actually not that many accidents if you have all equipment working and have working radios. Just have to keep the plane well maintenance like a car. Also keep a sharp eye for any other planes in a distance to avoid and usually if there is a control tower within the city they will tell you of all planes near by and to look out for which we were told to do a few times.
When we were going through the checklist before take off, he told me to make sure everything is working, fuel is good, and when you do the first take off land back after to see if you are really good to go. I was also told if anything does happen we would just become a nice glider lol and find a spot to land.
I am still debating on the pilot license of course it wont be until I finish school and see how things goes from there. Have to make sure I can buy my own plane and maintain one.
It is actually not that many accidents if you have all equipment working and have working radios. Just have to keep the plane well maintenance like a car. Also keep a sharp eye for any other planes in a distance to avoid and usually if there is a control tower within the city they will tell you of all planes near by and to look out for which we were told to do a few times.
When we were going through the checklist before take off, he told me to make sure everything is working, fuel is good, and when you do the first take off land back after to see if you are really good to go. I was also told if anything does happen we would just become a nice glider lol and find a spot to land.
I am still debating on the pilot license of course it wont be until I finish school and see how things goes from there. Have to make sure I can buy my own plane and maintain one.
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rjdmmfl1
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Re: Different view of San Diego (bunda4th)
nice pics... the view of the sun looks nice, but San Diego is sooo much more beautiful then those pics show,,, I'm sure your panaramic view up there was awesome though...bunda4th wrote:It was amazing to get a different view of SD and the time of day we went up was really good.
It is actually not that many accidents if you have all equipment working and have working radios. Just have to keep the plane well maintenance like a car. Also keep a sharp eye for any other planes in a distance to avoid and usually if there is a control tower within the city they will tell you of all planes near by and to look out for which we were told to do a few times.
When we were going through the checklist before take off, he told me to make sure everything is working, fuel is good, and when you do the first take off land back after to see if you are really good to go. I was also told if anything does happen we would just become a nice glider lol and find a spot to land.
I am still debating on the pilot license of course it wont be until I finish school and see how things goes from there. Have to make sure I can buy my own plane and maintain one.
Re: Different view of San Diego (rjdmmfl1)
Oh yea, San Diego is much nicer when you are actually up there. It was a small plane so I couldn't really use my friend zoom lens he had and I was enjoying the view more then taking pictures.
The other cool thing was flying through the mountain area and seeing this huge lake there.
Seeing the sun was awesome too and got a few cool pictures of that.
The other cool thing was flying through the mountain area and seeing this huge lake there.
Seeing the sun was awesome too and got a few cool pictures of that.
Re: Different view of San Diego (bunda4th)
about 7 pics down.... dope how u were flying over a jet by that stadium there... i did a heli tour over nyc and felt like a tourist lol... i live here and it was mind blowing. nice pics man!!!
Re: Different view of San Diego (BLKmomba1)
LOL, nice catch on that other plane! I seriously did not see that. I check out another picture and apparently that day we flew over two!
I seriously do want to go on a Helicopter because the way it flies in the air seem really cool lol.
I seriously do want to go on a Helicopter because the way it flies in the air seem really cool lol.
Re: Different view of San Diego (bunda4th)
Yea im an artist i have an eye for detail! But i was supposed to come out to sanfran last summer but the trip got cancelled. Im goin to still try for this summer tho... Cali looks awesome n yea the helicopter ride is alot of fun! I went n bought one of those tiny rc ones from toys r us after lol
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Re: Different view of San Diego (BLKmomba1)
Woah, you were flying higher than the Southwest plane. Awesome.
Did you do a fly over of the wild animal park?
Did you do a fly over of the wild animal park?
Re: Different view of San Diego (BlackNWhite)
We didn't fly over the wild animal park but San Diego Zoo we did. wild animal park is down in Carlsbad I think.BlackNWhite wrote:Woah, you were flying higher than the Southwest plane. Awesome.
Did you do a fly over of the wild animal park?