Airports landed at as Pilot in Command (PIC).
Flight Experience
I am a private pilot with complex and high performance endorsement. Currently, I am working on instrument rating and tailwheel endorsement.
Flight Time
- Total: 306 hours
- Cross Country: 162.9 hours
- Retractable: 126.6 hours
- Night: 88.1 hours
- Instrument: 12.5 hours
- Take-offs & Landings: 646
Aircraft Flown
- Mooney: M20J, M20K
- Cessna: 152, 172M, 172N, 172P, 172S, 172R, 172RG, 182J
- Piper: PA-28
- Citabria: 7ECA
PIC Airports
- Total: 98 airports in 25 states/countries, including 2 class B, 23 class C, 30 class D, and 1 DC SFRA (see map and the full list)
- Highest: City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado (identifier: KCOS, elevation: 6187 ft.)
- Lowest: San Carlos Airport, California (identifier: KSQL, elevation: 5.5 ft.)
- Longest: Calgary International Airport, Alberta, Canada (identifier: CYYC, runway 17L/35R, dimension: 14000 x 200 ft.)
- Shortest: North Bass Island Airport, Ohio (identifier: 3X5, runway 1/19, dimension: 1804 x 60 ft.)
Miscellaneous
- Longest Leg: KLRU - KSBD (distance: 530 nm, I usually don’t do a single leg greater than 3 hrs for safety reason).
- Inflight Incidents: 1 engine failure, 2 IIMC, 1 icing, 2 electrical system failures (declared emergency twice; luckily no damage/accident so far).
Learning Resources
Learn to Fly
General Aviation Safety
General Knowledge Refresher
- Seminars by San Carlos Flight Center (both live and in person)
- Online ground school by King’s
Mooney-Specific Knowledge
Aircraft Maintenance
- Mike Busch’s book series on Airplane Maintenance and Ownership (available on Amazon)