Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP (N1271U) Catalina Island to Oceanside

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I forgot how fun light GA flying is! Got this one in before returing to the Usual Scheduled Programming of long-hauls after the 24.4 hotfix.

Server: Solo
Operator: Private
Aircraft: Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Origin: Catalina Airport, Avalon, California (AVX)
Destination: Oceanside Municipal Airport, Oceanside, California (OKB)
Callsign: N1271U
Route: KAVX-KOKB
Seat: N/A
Time En Route: 52 Minutes

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Starting up on the Eaat apron after one of those hundred-dollar hamburgers

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Taxiing past the tower abd one of the trickiest airports in the country to land at

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Starting our takeoff roll

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Gear down, positive rate

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Over the Pacific

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Intial descent

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Crossing Interstate 15 on final

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Landing at a foggy Bob Maxwell Field

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Parked on the west GA tiedowns

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I love GA flying! Great shots!

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I love flying the Cessna 172 as well. Awesome photos. I have to fly there in the Cessna soon it looks like a fun airport.

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