I'm a licensed pilot but I haven't been able to fly much in recent years so I was thrilled when my friend Dr. Case Ketting took me on a flight to Oceano airport in the Pismo Beach area.
A Flight to Oceano
We took off from Fullerton airport and flew over the Los Angeles area. Here is the San Fernando Valley.
We saw the beautiful coastal mountains.
There was all kinds of scenery like this lake.
The clouds and farmland were beautiful as well.
We're getting close to Oceano. Here are the sand dunes at Pismo Beach.
Airport in sight! We'll be on the ground soon. Maybe it's because I'm a pilot, but I find that there is something beautiful about final approach.
We've landed and this is the engineering marvel that got us here safely.
We met up with Case's friend Gordon and his son Trevor to get some aerial pictures of each others airplane.
A CAVU shot! That is Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited.
Another shot where the beauty of the mountains are more prominent.
An airplane and California's rugged coastline make a great pair.
I was hoping to see the wingtip vortices in the fog layer but it didn't work out like that. The picture is still great anyway.
The Oak trees of California made a great background for this shot.
Of course there was other scenery too, like this lighthouse station.
Trevor got some great shots of Case's Navion. That's me in the right seat with the camera.
Here's A sporty looking shot of Case's Navion.
Well we took are pictures and it was time to go our separate ways. We said farewell to Gordon and Trevor and watched as they sped off.