Here is the story about how I flew N49922D on my long cross country from KMYF – Montgomery Field in San Diego to Redlands KREI via Hemet, KHMT. I snapped a quick photo while I was doing my pre-flight. The skies were clear with just a little wind.
N4922D is a great looking plane and it is very well maintained. The owner is out taking care of it and detailing it just about every day. It is a real treat to fly.
Here I am inflight abeam Fallbrook airport on the way to overfly French Valley F70. Straight & level. I then landed at Hemet KHMT, and did a couple laps in the traffic pattern there.
I arrived in Redlands and decided to stop and take a bathroom break quickly, so I parked at transient parking there.
After my pit stop I walked out in front of the airport office and saw THIS:
That is the famous Hangar 19 Brewery that you have probably heard of if you have sampled their beers at events or restaurants in Orange County or elsewhere in Southern California.
Then I quickly recalculated my weight & balance and determined as Pilot in Command, that I could take cargo weighing equal to a case of beer. – None was consumed until well after I returned home and was done flying for the day.
Here is the loading sequence – this reminds me of that “Survivorman” show with Les Stroud – the guy who has to set up cameras of himself surviving in the wilderness, but I digress.
My navigation log for the flight home has me coming back over French Valley Airport (Temecula) and back over the coast.
I ended up logging 3.3 on the hobbs for this flight and made it a really good day. This flight gave me a ton of confidence in navigation, and the responsibility of being the Pilot in Command. – Next Stop – Private Pilot checkride!
