Pre-pre-flight on November One Seven Two Lima Kilo. CRQ save file: small medium large | Me and Rick during runup. Palomar McClellan, Carlsbad, CA save file: small medium large | The view from the left side overlooking Carlsbad. Upwind two-four, CRQ save file: small medium large | The view looking north. We're just above legoland right now. Carlsbad, CA save file: small medium large | The 101 below us as we head down the coast... Alpha-south, CRQ save file: small medium large | We took this flight a couple of weeks after the big fires of 2007. You can see the scoreched areas below. Rancho Bernardo, CA save file: small medium large | Burned up areas, if you look close you can see the remains of many houses. Rancho Bernardo, CA save file: small medium large | Mike getting cute with the camera looking west. Escondido, CA save file: small medium large | Rick getting the hang of things. I'm was trying to get him to see planes are way cooler than those infernal helicopters. They ain't natural those things- heck they only fly because they're so ugly they repel the ground. Temecula, CA save file: small medium large | Circling back down from Temecula we head south-west back to home base. Temecula, CA save file: small medium large | Yeah, we're not overrun with shitty developments turning socal into a mess... Temecula, CA save file: small medium large | More unlucky people : ( Fallbrook, CA save file: small medium large | The 'Museum'. I spent more time than i should here in highschool- my friends volunteered here. I didn't spend as much time as they did here... i think the fumes affected them more than they think... Vista, CA save file: small medium large | Enter right base, report 3 miles squires. All airports have landmarks that only local pilots know- this is squires (water storage facility) that alway throws out-of-town aviators. When in doubt, ask. Carlsbad, CA save file: small medium large | Turning final two-four. As you can see i'm a touch high (see PAPI) Carlsbad, CA save file: small medium large |