https://joshyorndorff.eth.limo/tags/flying/ Recent content in Flying on Joshy Orndorff .eth Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sun, 05 Jan 2014 21:41:59 +0000 https://joshyorndorff.eth.limo/blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 21:41:59 +0000 https://joshyorndorff.eth.limo/blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/ <img src="https://joshyorndorff.eth.limo/blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131210_101620.jpg" alt="Featured image of post Flight school in Needles, CA" /><p>Spending so much time around planes in Alaska made me really want to work on my pilot&rsquo;s license, so I went to accelerated flight school in Needles, CA right before Christmas. I passed my practical test on my birthday.</p> <p>Photos:</p> <p><img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131130_212358.jpg" width="1944" height="2592" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131130_212358_hu02e1d3219980396183618674197cca59_882021_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131130_212358_hu02e1d3219980396183618674197cca59_882021_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="On first arriving in Las Vegas airport, I was greeted by this outrageous slot machine." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="75" data-flex-basis="180px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131201_135953.jpg" width="2148" height="1152" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131201_135953_hu0ae9e78c0aa8b3c4169c72320fb634d5_568928_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131201_135953_hu0ae9e78c0aa8b3c4169c72320fb634d5_568928_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="I saw a few of these decorated bushes along the desert road from Mohave Valley to Oatman." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="186" data-flex-basis="447px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131201_140634.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131201_140634_hu84cc0573bfb7a16b10abcf0e30481a5c_832786_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131201_140634_hu84cc0573bfb7a16b10abcf0e30481a5c_832786_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="And this is the &ldquo;ghost town&rdquo; of Oatman." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131202_174822.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131202_174822_hu79426a8640a7e1663857c9ef0ae09c05_850266_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131202_174822_hu79426a8640a7e1663857c9ef0ae09c05_850266_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="Sunset over the airport" class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131210_101620.jpg" width="1944" height="2592" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131210_101620_hu6a95f0b12e99c0528c7df8e192a76c8f_798226_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131210_101620_hu6a95f0b12e99c0528c7df8e192a76c8f_798226_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="My suction system failed while practicing recovering from unusual attitudes. That attitude indicator doesn&rsquo;t look healthy." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="75" data-flex-basis="180px" ></p> <p><img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131212_193045.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131212_193045_hubd94345eb6dbc61f0983a781fe2ea0de_592281_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131212_193045_hubd94345eb6dbc61f0983a781fe2ea0de_592281_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="The Las Vegas strip at night." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131217_140222.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131217_140222_hu98164490d031123bb9750c332b18e517_1175611_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131217_140222_hu98164490d031123bb9750c332b18e517_1175611_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="Christmas time in the desert" class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131218_133346.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131218_133346_hu39b92b79c469c5f1af732a54eaf53f9b_662041_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131218_133346_hu39b92b79c469c5f1af732a54eaf53f9b_662041_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="The Colorado and Lake Havasu from the air. The lines on the right are the propeller crossing the frame." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" ></p> <p><img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131219_142333.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131219_142333_huc8348616ecfdeed3cf67e647cc31f0cf_935754_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131219_142333_huc8348616ecfdeed3cf67e647cc31f0cf_935754_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="Vidal Junction. This was the end of the long desert crossing on my bicycle trip." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_133221.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_133221_hube055a3bf16fa3ec6368007c7ee51dbc_1217483_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_133221_hube055a3bf16fa3ec6368007c7ee51dbc_1217483_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="Hoover Dam" class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_133355.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_133355_hu287bfc2d730ce1fbb0b8b681ae236e53_1306448_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_133355_hu287bfc2d730ce1fbb0b8b681ae236e53_1306448_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="See where the water line used to be?" class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" > <img src="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_203037.jpg" width="2592" height="1944" srcset="../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_203037_hued11858381ca60ffac583129a664d88c_695745_480x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 480w, ../../blog/flight-school-in-needles-ca/IMG_20131222_203037_hued11858381ca60ffac583129a664d88c_695745_1024x0_resize_q75_box.jpg 1024w" loading="lazy" alt="Aria casino stole all my cash on my last night." class="gallery-image" data-flex-grow="133" data-flex-basis="320px" ></p>