Oxygen tank, check. Fire extinguisher, check. Army grade medic kit, VHF radio, extra flashlights, 0 degree sleeping bag, matches, emergency food and water. All present and accounted for. I glance over my preflight inventory and am reminded that the journey ahead is a serious undertaking.
In less than a week, just before sunrise, myself and copilot Tyler Peterson set off on a journey to fly coast to coast across america in a 1970 Cessna Skyhawk N7348G - a plane that is considerably older than either of us. Through mountain passes, over the world's deepest canyon, vast deserts and cities.
We're going to make daily updates on this blog from the air, and from land where we can find 3G or wifi.
I've been studying like crazy, reading aviation and meteorology books in parallel, and of course flying every free moment I have. I spent today flying in high altitude mountains. A few landings at Truckee and Minden airports, and back Palo Alto just as the sun is setting. My company up there? A few Citation jets, a King Air, and a 421. Rich people going skiing for the weekend, black SUVs picking them up right from the plane.
Aviation is amazing. I can't wait or the adventures that lie ahead.
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