Flying the VFR transition over Sea-Tac Airport - KSEA

Well, after months of fighting the weather, mx issues and scheduling.... I finally made the trip. My route was OLM-PWT-SEA-S36-PAE on the way up and on the way back it was PAE to OLM direct.

I got myself all worked up trying to make sure my calculations and everything were spot on and it all worked out almost perfectly. I was a matter of a couple of minutes off of my ETA, working with ATC was a great experience and made life easy and I learned a lot.

The only complaint that I have is that I only took 2 photos.... I forgot that I had the camera with me and then I dropped it under the seat during an unplanned bump.

The first pic is to the north of SEA and the second is to the south just before I crossed the numbers for the VFR transition.

Today was a very good day. :)

FAA Checkride Oral Portion Video

I thought you might like to see this video of a mock checkride.

This is from the late 1990's but covers everything that is presented during the oral portion of the checkride.

I hope you enjoy it!

Where is the Spruce Goose

Ever wonder what happened to the famous Spruce Goose?

The largest airplane of its time is housed at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Ore.

This huge seaplane was the brain child of Henry Kaiser and with the backing of Howard Hughes became the largest wooden aircraft ever built.

In The Shadow Of The Blade

Has anyone seen In The Shadow Of The Blade?

I have been talking with some people that I work with that either flew, crewed on or was dropped out of Huey choppers during Viet Nam and they are searching for this video and sound track.

From what I understand it is a heart tugging show full of real stories from the people that truly walked the walk.

Below you'll find a clip I found of the title song, please listen to it and share your story if you have one.

I am trying to get a copy of the documentary and will include a full review.