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This reminds me of what a deer in headlights looks like. :) We have just walked out to the Cessna Diamond; sporty, light weight yet very rugged.
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Nello checking out the plane. At first I was like...is it big enough? Turns out I had plenty of leg and headroom and the seat was damn comfy.
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Fueling up and going through the pre-flight checklist. Interested in viewing a .pdf of one of those list visit this website: http://www.stefanv.com/aviation/checklists.html Find Nello an Italian version and you'll make a new best friend!
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Nello was suppose to yell, " Clear prop!" We'll work on that. But had no problem turning the key and starting the engine
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Going over the instrument panel; very similar to Microsoft Flight Simulator which Nello was addicted to until this day and now tells me it bores him. :)
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Shooting a self portrait for authenticity reasons and as you can see I am as calm as a cucumber. We all wore headsets for communication to one another.
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Nello getting a feeling for the controller which to me seemed more like what you would find in a helicopter.
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And we are in the air looking over the Duwamish river heading south out of Boeing Field.
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And the first turn was a bit too steep and sudden but Nello leveled out nicely. (South Beacon Hill)
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Gaining elevation up to around 1,300 feet and looking across Rainier Valley's power lines into the city.
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Above Lake Washington with the I-90 floating bridge in foreground and the 520 floating bridge beyond.
