PE Rocks!
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:06 pm
I’ve been on PE since before I started real world flight training. I learned to plan a cross country via the CAT ratings, and did the I ratings before starting IFR training. Even though I’m a NorCal pilot in real life, SoCal feels like my second back yard.
Today I flew my family KSQL - KCMA, and then KCMA - KOKB via the coastal route transition. Other pilots told me to expect crazy traffic and workload. I was cautiously confident due to hundreds of virtual hours in ZLA airspace here on PE.
The verdict? It was a breeze. As I passed KSBP and Oceano, I fondly remembered those airports from my first two CAT ratings- in truth where my journey of flight began. After departure from Camarillo, I set up for the Coastal route, got cleared, and was on my way. Sure I was surrounded by a swarm of traffic. However, I was in my own backyard, even if it was the first time I’d ever flown there for real.
In short, PilotEdge rocks. I could not have been more prepared for this airspace.
Today I flew my family KSQL - KCMA, and then KCMA - KOKB via the coastal route transition. Other pilots told me to expect crazy traffic and workload. I was cautiously confident due to hundreds of virtual hours in ZLA airspace here on PE.
The verdict? It was a breeze. As I passed KSBP and Oceano, I fondly remembered those airports from my first two CAT ratings- in truth where my journey of flight began. After departure from Camarillo, I set up for the Coastal route, got cleared, and was on my way. Sure I was surrounded by a swarm of traffic. However, I was in my own backyard, even if it was the first time I’d ever flown there for real.
In short, PilotEdge rocks. I could not have been more prepared for this airspace.