New Job at Van Nuys FBO!

dpgtime · July 26th, 2008, 21:33

Was in the office of the FBO I am learning to fly with (Continental Flight Training and Service) on the west side of Van Nuys Airport and the owner, after we chatted for a while said.."Hey would you like to work here on the weekends"...I was like sure! I got nuttin better to do and hanging around the airport and planes all day is no Alcatraz to me! I'll be doing most everything that needs being done at the flight school.

n57flyguy · July 27th, 2008, 10:16

Congrats!!! Be sure to stop by the line service forum...

SlantG · July 27th, 2008, 11:00

Congrats!

MarkE · July 27th, 2008, 18:31

Congrats. I fly out of Hollywood Aviators but I'll have to come by and pay you a visit.

dpgtime · July 28th, 2008, 00:50

Thanks all! I'll stop by the line service forum and I hope to see you Mark. Hollywood Aviators is a cool place, I have rented a plane out of there to Catalina. Van Nuys was hopping today by the way! place was a mad house! took 35 minutes from receipt of clearance to official takeoff! There is no place like KVNY thats for sure. Took a cross country flight to Apple Valley...Victorville is like the Bermuda Triangle of the west with its wind shears...

Darren

MarkE · July 28th, 2008, 13:52

How was the flight to Apple Valley? I've never been there. I wanted to head up there a couple weeks back but due to time constraints I ended up flying to SZP.

dpgtime · July 29th, 2008, 13:38

Apple Valley was nice. The people were great. It is like fox field however the wind is even more unpredictable...You get shears all the way through final and i had a headwind turn into a strong left crosswind on short final. The option for flight following in the area of Agua Dolce (as you probably know) is 50 / 50 because the mountains block Palmdale's artcc below 6,500 msl. I would suggest if you ever fly there forget contacting SOCAL APP and just wait till the 14 hits Palmdale to contact Joshua APP. Other wise it is a pretty uneventful flight.

I fly the Newhall pass, then follow the 14 till it goes over the mountain and into Palmdale..then i head for crystal airport and once over crystal I catch the radial straight into southern lagistics. once over southern lagistics you fly something like a 082 radial which takes you right over KAPV. It was a great route! keeps you clear of everything.

Happy Flying,
Darren

MarkE · July 30th, 2008, 14:41

Cool, I'll have to give it a shot. Sounds like a fun flight.

Aero_Engineer · July 31st, 2008, 00:49

Congrats, That's a great thing!!

dpgtime · July 31st, 2008, 03:14

Tanks!

learflyer · August 5th, 2008, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpgtime

Van Nuys was hopping today by the way! place was a mad house! took 35 minutes from receipt of clearance to official takeoff!

I used to think that was cool, too.

July 26th, 2008, 21:33	#1
dpgtime Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA (KVNY) Posts: 136	New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Was in the office of the FBO I am learning to fly with (Continental Flight Training and Service) on the west side of Van Nuys Airport and the owner, after we chatted for a while said.."Hey would you like to work here on the weekends"...I was like sure! I got nuttin better to do and hanging around the airport and planes all day is no Alcatraz to me! I'll be doing most everything that needs being done at the flight school. __________________ Bodagget: Little pieces of crustified feces that dry on the tips of anal shrubery.

July 27th, 2008, 10:16	#2
n57flyguy Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,814	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Congrats!!! Be sure to stop by the line service forum... __________________ -Paul

July 27th, 2008, 11:00	#3
SlantG Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: KVNY Posts: 138	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Congrats!

July 27th, 2008, 18:31	#4
MarkE Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarzana, CA (KVNY) Posts: 1,727	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Congrats. I fly out of Hollywood Aviators but I'll have to come by and pay you a visit.

July 28th, 2008, 00:50	#5
dpgtime Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA (KVNY) Posts: 136	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Thanks all! I'll stop by the line service forum and I hope to see you Mark. Hollywood Aviators is a cool place, I have rented a plane out of there to Catalina. Van Nuys was hopping today by the way! place was a mad house! took 35 minutes from receipt of clearance to official takeoff! There is no place like KVNY thats for sure. Took a cross country flight to Apple Valley...Victorville is like the Bermuda Triangle of the west with its wind shears... Darren __________________ Bodagget: Little pieces of crustified feces that dry on the tips of anal shrubery.

July 28th, 2008, 13:52	#6
MarkE Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarzana, CA (KVNY) Posts: 1,727	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! How was the flight to Apple Valley? I've never been there. I wanted to head up there a couple weeks back but due to time constraints I ended up flying to SZP.

July 29th, 2008, 13:38	#7
dpgtime Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA (KVNY) Posts: 136	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Apple Valley was nice. The people were great. It is like fox field however the wind is even more unpredictable...You get shears all the way through final and i had a headwind turn into a strong left crosswind on short final. The option for flight following in the area of Agua Dolce (as you probably know) is 50 / 50 because the mountains block Palmdale's artcc below 6,500 msl. I would suggest if you ever fly there forget contacting SOCAL APP and just wait till the 14 hits Palmdale to contact Joshua APP. Other wise it is a pretty uneventful flight. I fly the Newhall pass, then follow the 14 till it goes over the mountain and into Palmdale..then i head for crystal airport and once over crystal I catch the radial straight into southern lagistics. once over southern lagistics you fly something like a 082 radial which takes you right over KAPV. It was a great route! keeps you clear of everything. Happy Flying, Darren __________________ Bodagget: Little pieces of crustified feces that dry on the tips of anal shrubery.

July 30th, 2008, 14:41	#8
MarkE Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tarzana, CA (KVNY) Posts: 1,727	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Cool, I'll have to give it a shot. Sounds like a fun flight.

July 31st, 2008, 00:49	#9
Aero_Engineer Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,052	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Congrats, That's a great thing!!

July 31st, 2008, 03:14	#10
dpgtime Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA (KVNY) Posts: 136	Re: New Job at Van Nuys FBO! Tanks! __________________ Bodagget: Little pieces of crustified feces that dry on the tips of anal shrubery.

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