Day 23, June 27, 2010 (Sunday)
Skagi Regional, WA -- Albany, Or -- University, CA -- Torrance, CA
(950 nautical miles)
After fueling the airplane, I takekoff from Skagi Regional Airport at 5:30AM, catching the good Wx early in the morning and head toward the south (Alaskan good Wx), got the radar service all the way to the destiny --- Torrance. I flew 5500' all the way to Roseburg, Oregon, then climb to 7500' to cross Mt. Shasta area, drop down to 5500' in central california, got fuel at U.C. Davis (University airport), it's super hot on the ground with high density altitude. I continue on 5500 feet follow I-5 through central California, then climb to 7500' to cross Gorman and finally desend to LA basin. Santa Monica was overcast, unable to cut across LAX corridor. SoCal ask me to stay clear from Class Bravo airspace at all times and after they verified my plan to fly to Torrance, they cancelled my radar service. I flew east toward El Monte, then follow Santa Ana river to the southwest, I landed at Torrance at 5:30PM. Total time enroute 12 hours, about 950 Nautical miles, my actual flight time was about 10.5 hours. Mostly tailwind from Washington State to California, thank God!
Got a good shot of Mt. Shasta on the way home, this photo was taken with the window open.
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