A beautiful evening solo flight around the pattern in Cessna 150K at Concord,California – Buchanan Field. Using Runway 1R, right traffic for a few touch and go’s. This video clip was made using a GoPro Hero 8 Black, mounted inside on the windshield (Cinematic view). Only one other plane arrived during my flight. It wasRead More
On Sunday, as the day was coming to a close… I took 55G up for some touch and go practice at Concord. This was my first flight using my new GoPro Hero 8, mounted from the inside upper windscreen. The quality of the video is excellent. The flight was beautiful, with only a couple planesRead More
We flew to Napa County Airport on a beautiful clear fall day, with calm winds and unlimited visibility. Sue was my co-pilot and took several videos and photos of the trip. We departed Concord with a downwind departure direct to Napa, flying over Benicia and Six Flags Marine World. There was hardly any traffic, andRead More
On a Saturday evening, after the Concord Tower closed at 6:00 pm, the visibility improved and the winds were calm. I decided to fly, after such a bout if inactivity. We have suffered runway construction, excessive heat warnings, nasty cross winds on the only runway still open… and worst of all the weeks of smokeRead More
The “annual inspedtion” engine run-up… engine runs great! This year was quite extensive: new magnetos (Bendix), new mufflers, new ignition switch, new brakes, solenoid, and the big labor item, a new cylinder. We had a burned exhaust valve and the pressure check was only 60/80. These never get better with time, so since the mufflersRead More
Sue and I flew to Livermore, CA (LVK) late February 2020 to visit the new “Elevation” restaurant which is now open in the terminal. We departed Concord (KCCR) on Runway 1R for a down-wind departure. We flew down the Diablo Valley over Walnut Creek to Alamo, and reported over San Ramon. Livermore tower cleared usRead More
