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Wuertele: Dave gives 5499Q a thorough preflight
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Wuertele: Propeller position indicates we haven't topped off yet
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Wuertele: Smile when you say "Dipstick"
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Wuertele: Preflight step nine: Karate-chop to the propeller
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Wuertele: Engine start: Go Flight!
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Wuertele: And we're off over the brine fields of the Napa River Delta.
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Wuertele: We hope to see this same view in eight days!
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Wuertele: We are Go for Navigaton.
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Wuertele: Stable air and no clouds --- great weather!
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Wuertele: Somewhere down there is Grandma's house
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Wuertele: The mothball fleet
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Wuertele: One of us is still dubious
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Wuertele: You can't beat I-5 for pilotage
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Wuertele: Harris ranch in sight, let's spiral down
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Wuertele: Harris ranch from the South-West
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Wuertele: Turning right base
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Wuertele: Short final at Harris Ranch, the cars are faster than us now
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Wuertele: Touchdown, I-5 is above us!
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Wuertele: How do you work this darn thing?
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Wuertele: Do I get a self-serve discount?
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Wuertele: Even I'm not tall enough
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Wuertele: The Bottomless Pit
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Wuertele: And that's just the right wing
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Wuertele: I could get used to this flying thing...
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Wuertele: Bye-bye Harris Ranch
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Wuertele: We reach the coast: Pismo Beach
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Wuertele: More Pismo
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Wuertele: Looking over the Gaviota Range at Lake Cachuma
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Wuertele: Santa Barbara airport from the North
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Wuertele: A small passenger jet on final for Santa Barbara