Each airplane will fly to Columbia and take pictures of the following:  1. most historic looking selfie  2. most beautiful flower seen in Columbia  3. oldest gravestone found at the Columbia Cemetery  and 4. an aviation related photo (aerial or ground)   The photos will be then posted on the web for our judges to view.  Winners will earn that special pride knowing they were "The Best at Something".    

The San Carlos Flight Center Upwind Scholarship Students are progressing nicely through their private pilot training and it's time for the Annual Upwind Scholarship Full Moon Flyers Dinner.  This will be outdoor dining and socially distanced sensitive to the current pandemic and will be held at the Santa Rosa Charles M Schultz - Sonoma County Airport at Skylounge Steak House & Sushi Bar at 7 pm on Sunday August 2, 2020.  Let's all congratulate the students and their families and…

 Vandenberg Space Launch Patrol   OUR MISSION:  To view from the air a rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Port     Vandenberg Air Force Base is first and foremost an active-duty military installation, as well as the preeminent west-coast spaceport and test range. It provides indispensable launch, landing, and range capabilities to the nation. The 30th Space Wing provides this support.  Next Launch = September 2020 PLEASE CHECK THE LINK BELOW AS THE SCHEDULE IS ALWAYS CHANGING. Vandenberg Launch Schedule…

Inspired by the AOPA article PILOT SKYWRITES TRIBUTE TO GEORGE FLOYD  about  the Canadian Cirrus SR22 pilot, Dimitri Neonakis who is using his airplane as "an artist’s brush to create images that are close to his heart."  Check out the article in the link, plot your image on your charts and use flight following and perhaps Flight Aware to create the image.  We'll post all the images to the participants and take a vote on the most popular one.

5-Day Colorado Trip Exploring the Great Basin and Continental Divide From the Bonneville Salt Flats to Leadville to the Grand Canyon and everything in between. This year FOG travels across the Great Basin of Nevada & Utah to the highest elevation airport of Leadville in the Colorado Rockies and then on to Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon and finishing at the lowest altitude airport of Furnace Creek, Death Valley. After this trip, you will be experienced in 95% of terrains…

Beale Air Force Base has a permanent Temporary Flight Restriction or TFR over it.  We all know it and we all avoid that area. But did you know you can cross it?  This month's challenge is to research the TFR and then cross Beale airspace according to the rules of the TFR. Good luck.  It'll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and then brace for the rush of adrenaline that follows.

Due to smoke we will change our destination tonight to enjoy  outdoor socially distance dining at Santa Rosa's Sky Lounge.  The flight is spectacular, the restaurant is in the terminal building.  The night flight home can be used to renew your night currency and/or satisfy a night cross country requirement as well as the San Francisco City Nightscape is truly a memorable experience. We will meet at the restaurant at 6:30 pm for their outdoor dining experience in light of…

The San Andreas Fault roughly extends 750 SM from SE California near Arizona to NW California at the Pacific Coast.  It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.  The slip rate along the fault ranges from 20 to 35 mm (0.79 to 1.38 in)/yr. The fault is capable of making earthquakes as big as an 8.3. For full details see Wikipedia's  The San Andreas Fault. How much of the fault can you fly?  Some, most or all. During the…