VFR to San Jose Reid-Hillview with Levi (Part 2)

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VFR to San Jose Reid-Hillview with Levi (Part 2)

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After dropping off my aircraft in Truckee CA for its annual inspection, we jump in Levi’s 182 for a short hop to San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport. The typical warm summer day provides us with 8,600’ density altitude at field elevation, but the Skylane climbs quite decently and we enjoy crossing Donner Pass and the northern Sierra Nevada. Things get busier as we near the South Bay plus we have some traffic to contend with on long final into this Class D field. All in all an enjoyable and interesting flight on this 3-leg outing.
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Re: VFR to San Jose Reid-Hillview with Levi (Part 2)

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Were you hungry as you went through Donner Pass?
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Colin wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:39 pm Were you hungry as you went through Donner Pass?
Colin, :) , as we had just grabbed lunch in Truckee, we could stave off starvation for several weeks.
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Improved audio mix (fixed the problem of coms on only left channel)... https://youtu.be/Wr9EjhGUCzM
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