Returning to general aviation flying with this one!
Server: Solo
Airline: Private
Aircraft: Daher TBM-930
Origin: Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona (TUS)
Destination: Oakland International Airport, Oakland, California (OAK)
Callsign: N930TX
Route: KTUS-KOAK
Seat: N/A
Time En Route: 2 Hours 42 Minutes
Viewing our airplane from the front on the Atlantic Aviation ramp
The big Hartzell 5-bladed propeller is spinning up as 850 horsepower roars to life
Taxiing past the terminal
Wheels up out of Tucson
Cruising south of Phoenix before turning north
In cruise with the Sierra Nevada ahead of us, near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NID/KNID)
Descending towards Castro Valley
Landing on the north side of Oakland International, where all the general aviation facilities are. This used to be the main airport, until the construction of the modern passenger terminal and Runway 12/30 with the coming of the Jet Age.
Exiting Runway 28R
Parked on the Signature ramp in Oakland