20-08-2005, 12:50 AM
Yeah, just today on the way back I saw a Southwest 737 landing at KBUR. It was 2000 feet above us and 2 miles out probably
descending toward VNY vor. I yelled "SWAFOOOO" but you din't hear me.
It's a tricky approach with a 737 because you have to stay relatively high until after you pass the VNY VOR.
No it's not my piper but I'm training on it. Doing some flights from the right seat in preparation for the CFI license. It's not a big deal as I
expected. Some people told me the first time they flew from the right seat they were way off the centerline on landing.
I love Van Nuys. I did 3/4 of my training there. Instrument, Commercial and Multiengine.
For the instrument training sometimes we took off vny and got a clrnc to intercept the localizer at KBUR. That's fun too, you barely have time to
breathe!
By the way, today I flew my first passenger (for free). Half-way through the climb I switched landing light off and I was looking where I
could hit ctrl-shift-b to turn the seatbelt sign off.
Let me know when you fly in this area...I'll meet you in the air 12345
I'll make sure your TCAS goes off too....ehehehe (just a quick climb
and level off would do!) <---joking of course...!
Post Edited ( 08-20-05 02:32 )
descending toward VNY vor. I yelled "SWAFOOOO" but you din't hear me.

It's a tricky approach with a 737 because you have to stay relatively high until after you pass the VNY VOR.
No it's not my piper but I'm training on it. Doing some flights from the right seat in preparation for the CFI license. It's not a big deal as I
expected. Some people told me the first time they flew from the right seat they were way off the centerline on landing.
I love Van Nuys. I did 3/4 of my training there. Instrument, Commercial and Multiengine.
For the instrument training sometimes we took off vny and got a clrnc to intercept the localizer at KBUR. That's fun too, you barely have time to
breathe!
By the way, today I flew my first passenger (for free). Half-way through the climb I switched landing light off and I was looking where I
could hit ctrl-shift-b to turn the seatbelt sign off.
Let me know when you fly in this area...I'll meet you in the air 12345

and level off would do!) <---joking of course...!
Post Edited ( 08-20-05 02:32 )