Pippa recently passed here Private Pilot's License out here in the US. That's right, she's now a fully paid up Top Gun. Ruth and I are very proud of her.
As you can imagine this opens up a world of possibilities for us to travel further afield while we are here and we're all very excited about that. I'm also particularly excited about never being the 'designated driver' :-)
Since she passed, Pippa has taken me, my Mum and most recently both me and Ruth out on short trips. Of course, Mum had the best weather and so got a full on Bay Tour with views of the city, the bridge and Alcatraz. Ruth and I had to settle for the short hop over to Livermore for a burger at the highly auspicious bar of the local golf club, but nonetheless it was awesome. I am happy to report also that Ruth loved it and even kept her headphones on for most of the flight!
Anyway, here are a couple of videos from the flights (beware, the only sound you will hear is engine noise and your computers speakers just weren't made for that - go on mute!)
The first video is from my flight with Pippa and shows the massive wind farm at Altamont Pass. It's on an incredible scale (the largest in the world?) and you gets a good perspective on that from the air.
The second records Ruth's first flight. Pretty cool huh.