No Bravo Transition
Today, I took Quang for a Bay tour, one that had been rescheduled many times. This flight was important, not only because I had to give a good impression to a future passenger (I might transport her back and forth to Los Angeles), but also because it was my first solo flight on Cirrus. After a very thorough flight preparation (an AIRMET was in effect for severe turbulence in the area), we took off with N246BJ from Palo Alto (KPAO). Ground control could not give us a transponder code for a Bravo transition over SFO International’s airspace, so we opted for a Left Dumbarton Bridge departure, flew over the mountains, and got in touch with NORCAL after we passed Half Moon Bay (KHAF). All this was made easy thanks to the detailed explanations provided by Rich Acuff regarding the procedures in place at the Palo Alto Airport. Many thanks to Matt for the tip. Once under NORCAL’s supervision, we flew over the coast line, made a 360 over Alcatraz, then flew back to Half Moon Bay. We considered making a landing for practice there, but there were too many planes in the area, and we started to feel some of the turbulence that had been forecast, so we opted for a direct flight back into Palo Alto instead. After a smooth landing and 1.1 hours on the tach, we went back home, ready for our next flight, this one down to LA.
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