Land and Hold Short

I met Doug at LVK today to have a burger and watch some Warbirds land. The planes were delayed, and Doug had to have his plane back to WVFC by 3pm, so we flew to PAO to drop his rental off, and then flew back to LVK. I needed the landing practice anyway, I’m a bit rusty after my 2 month hiatus from flying (more on that some other time!).

The Collings Foundation tours the country with some of its bombers, and this year they have a B-17, a B-24, and a B-25. On our way back to LVK we heard 2 of the planes (the B-17 and the B-25) check in with LVK tower. We were cleared to land on 25R right in front of them. Needless to say we had a large audience watching us land. Did I mention the winds? 11 knots gusting to 18 across the runway. I managed to get us on the ground without the rescue crew being called out and Doug jumped out of the plane on the taxiway to get some shots of the planes as they did a overhead approach. Pics posted soon!

PIC: 1.5hrs

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