this morning i used an expired groupon (got face value, phew!) for a flybayarea.com U-Fly experience, which is basically a you-fly-the-plane aerial tour of the bay area. it was quite overcast this morning but luckily it started clearing up the more west we went. i handled the controls for, i estimate, about 3/4 of the flight.
(drawing is an approximation) We flew east over my neighborhood, down around the bottom of the bay (flying directly over Mineta San Jose Airport [SJC], so cool!), then out to the coast and back
Here we go!
My home is one of those dots!
In the air! The propeller looks weird due to phone
Instrument panel
Pacific Ocean
Redwoods
Heading back to civilization
On approach to San Carlos Airport
San Jose Aiport? Isn’t that where you dropped me off for my flight in August ’08? I guess I am lucky that I didn’t have to fly by myself back then. But then again, it looks like an awesome experience. Hope you enjoyed it! And BTW, I still owe you a ride to the airport. 🙂
Michael
wow! was it that long ago?! but yeah, it was a great time, thanks!