Pilot's Blog

I am typing this on my new MacBook after all these years of using a Windows system. So far the transition is pretty easy. It all started when I got an Iphone for Christmas, and now with my birthday upon me my wonderful and thoughtful wife got me my very own supercool laptop. My travels have taken me more and more to places that offer WiFi, and this little baby will keep me entertained and connected while I'm away. Plus now I don't have to share!

I had an early morning flight into Palo Alto on Monday. I must admit I have been enamored with the San Francisco Bay since I was a kid. It has so many recognizable landmarks from the air. This morning had a finger of fog reaching through the Golden Gate and gently touching the Berkeley Pier as it spread out to the north and south. Oakland Airport was obscured, but downtown San Francisco stood out in the first rays of sun. San Francisco International had its omnipresent procession of airliners approaching from the southeast. My route into Palo Alto had me ducking under that procession at the Dumbarton Bridge. As I let down I had a great view of Moffitt Field and the Shoreline Amphitheatre, and I could see the the clock tower at Stanford University just to the west. Palo Alto Airport is a busy place, with hundreds of small planes parked and moving about. The facility is one fourth the size of Chico Airport, but many times more active.