Update: Beach Front Condo

So a lot has happened this week but I haven't felt like writing about it. My flights have been killer. I did one instrument flight that was 'interesting' lol. I accidentally turned off in-cockpit hot mic when I was identifying a VOR... and for about 5 or 6 minutes neither one of us knew that we couldnt hear each other. LOL Made for a hectic approach since we were on final when we figured out why we couldnt talk to one anothe. Other than the approach went good and the flight was awesome.

Did two other VFR flights. Practiced autorotations hardcore. Taught me how to do zero-airspeed auto and a zero-airspeed pedle turn auto. Basically you're in a hover like 1000 ft up.. then you kill the motor and auto it down to the runway. Cool stuff.

Yesterday we flew up into the mountains! FUCKYEA! and he pointed out a waterfall and told me to land on it. It was like out of Jurassic Park I was expecting T-rex or something to come chomp us up. Was killer though. There was a high up valley that kinda narrowed to a point where the waterfall was. The top was a small flat lava layer that the water flowed over then fell i dunno hundred feet maybe. Then the rest of the valley down to about sea level (we were up at 2000 feet) was a narrow and deep canyon/ravine. Landed up there in the water then took off and dive bombed down the waterfall and scud-runned the ravin till it opened up at the bottom into the valley. Was freakn awesome! banking hard rights n lefts dodging trees and cliff outcroppings. I swear I saw a teradactil, really. ;)


Anyway.... The Condo.

So Deanna got me into a 2 bedroom beach front condo while their company from California stayed in their guest room for 3 or 4 days. This is pretty sweet and couldnt of come at a better time really.

The whole place was just remodelled (heh lucky me!!!) New kitchen, granite counter-tops, stainless steel appliances. Schweeetttt. =)


They tiled the whole place which is smart because after you've cleaned a few of these places that have carpet you wonder why anyone would put carpet in a beach front condo (hell any condo in Hawaii).


Both rooms have huge kingsize beds. I took the lesser-nice room since it's closer to the rest of the place. The other one has a nicer bed-frame and it's own bathroom. This one sorta does to but you don't have to go into the room to get to it so I guess it's more of bathroom for everyone (if a family stayed here).


The view from the lanai. Deja Vu to junior year in highschool. 5 years ago. The condo we stayed at then is two doors down from this one and was only a one bedroom and not as nice. =p



In other news I'm flying back over to Honolulu tomorrow morning to knock out my cross-country IFR requirement and it's also the last cross-country flight I need, period. Killin two big birds with one flight. Pretty sweet. I think I move back to the house Sunday, but we'll see. Deanna said it didn't really matter.

Then Monday Hank and Deanna are leaving for 2wks in California. Hank gets back on the 3rd and Deanna the 11th or something. So I'll have their house to myself for at least a week. Hopefully Mauck gets his 25 hours on the 44 done today, or monday so I can fill next week with flying that helicopter on the tour route (picture takn time!)