Pandora Parrot @pandora_parrot@beach.city

I feel like even if I give up the aviation life at some point, this new MS Flight Sim 2020 will satisfy me quite happily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzKy3JycWRQ

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If you wanna see my landing, you can see it here! https://www.dropbox.com/s/suw2bviih2sv1r1/dead%20stick%20landing.mov?dl=0

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First flight in over a month, and I managed to do a simulated power out landing to a perfect on the numbers landing at a nearby airport! First landing in over 30 days!!!

My partner "failed" my engine at a random time mid-flight and I had to react realistically.

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Gonna try to get my plane up in the air this Sunday to go visit @ZenMondo in Columbia, CA. Looking forward to the flight and to seeing them. #aviation

Found out the pilot for Kobe Bryant was a close friend of a colleague. The #aviation community is very very small.

He was talkinga bout how it really sucks when you see your now deceased friend's decision making and whatnot being criticized, and knowing he'll be forever immortalized as "the man that killed Kobe Bryant."

Offering a lot of condolences this morning.

Tonight @hyenagirl64 and @coda and I planned out our May route to travel around the USA in our small airplane. Here's the route!

We planned it by getting an official aviation map of the USA and using little strings representing roughly 4 hour legs. We used white and blue marbles to indicate overnights. (White = overnight + travel. blue = no travel.)

And we have 6-8 days of spare time for weather.

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I flew 146 hours in the past 12 months... Dang. #aviation

Went flying this weekend with @viesti to San Luis Obispo #aviation

My aviation friend Toby and I are got a commission from @Feverdreamless celebrating our love of aviation and camping! I love it!!!!!!

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States I've landed in to date.

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And me and my friend!

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Pictures from my Bay Tour with a friend yesterday!

That's the golden gate bridge, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, and Half Moon Bay!

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Hey @mancavgeek ! I saw a Cirrus Vision Jet in the wild today! #aviation

*happy sigh*. What a good weekend.

I spent all day Saturday playing Twilight Imperium, then today, I got brunch with my family, flew out to Napa, bought a bunch of fresh steaks, came home and cooked them all for the fam.

It was amazing.

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Flying doesn't feel real. It always feels like I'm playing some sort of weird video game I can feel.

I think it partly comes from the fact that my brain is convinced that the world on the ground and the world in the air are two completely different worlds. #aviation

@coda another picture of the same effect. #aviation

I loved this picture @coda took while we were flying over bakersfield. There’s a lot going on here. The city is towards the bottom, and the reflection of our cockpit is near the top. In the middle was a beautiful and fascinating phenomena. The city lights were illuminating a layer of smoke above the city, creating almost a dome of light above it. #aviation

It was also really nice to be doing some flying where I could take my hands off the controls and the airplane kept flying straight and level. For the last couple months, most of my flights have involved lots and lots of turbulence or high density altitude flight, and it's been rather challenging. This was a breeze, and it was so nice and chill and relaxing. I miss this. :) #aviation

We flew down to LA and back yesterday! 1.75 hours down and 2.5 hours back at night

The night flight was just beautiful.. @coda got some really beautiful shots of Bakersfield illuminating the layer of smoke sitting around it. It was amazing!

I always love night flying because the cities and roads look lit up like Christmas trees.

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Best picture I caught from the fly in. #aviation

@mancavgeek @mancavgeek needs to see this one.