Phoenix/Scottsdale
March 4, 2010
One of the more popular attractions in the Phoenix area is Rawhide. Each year, about a million visitors come here to be a part of an Old West saga and participate in trail rides, barbeques, stage coach rides, entertainment, shootouts and many other activities. In September, Rawhide will be closing its doors, packing up and moseying on down the road to a new home at the Wild Horse Pass Resort and the Gila River Indian Community. Reopening in November, the new facility will feature many of the same Rawhide activities and features from its former locations plus many new enhancements, added activities and special events. The park will be connected to other facilities at the Wild Horse Pass Resort via a water taxi service which travels the two and one-half mile long Gila River and via its Riverwalk path. Resort highlights include a hotel, spa, two 18-hole golf courses, tennis club, riding stables, outdoor event center, four pools and the Wild Horse Pass Casino. Contact: (Rawhide) 800-527-1885, www.rawhide.com; (Wild Horse Pass Resort) 602-225-0100, www.wildhoresepassresort.com.
Open Road Tours Valley Hopper offers a way for visitors to explore eight popular museums, shopping centers and historic sites at a leisurely pace and leave the driving to the Hoppers shuttle. The Hopper route travels for two hours and passengers may board at any point, get off at their choice of stops and, when ready, re-board the next vehicle. Stops include downtown Phoenix, Heard Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Biltmore Fashion Park, Scottsdale Fashion Square, Old Town Scottsdale, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix Zoo, Mill Avenue and Arizona State University. The all-day Hopper ticket is $28 for adults and $15 for children 11 and under. The service operates from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Contact: www.openroadtours.com.
Grand Canyon Airlines has introduced a nine-hour Grand Canyon air-ground package that departs daily from the Scottsdale airport. Flights follow a path offering scenic views of area golf courses, overview of the communities of Carefree and Cave Creek and on to the Horseshoe Reservoir. It continues via the Verde River, Montezuma Well, Tonto National Forest, Red Rocks at Sedona, Flagstaffs NAU Skydome and Lowell Observatory, Arizonas Snowbowl ski region and over the expanse of the Grand Canyon. Upon arrival at the Grand Canyon airport, passengers then travel by coach to various National Park sites, including a stop to view the IMAX film, Grand Canyon The Hidden Secrets. This is followed with a direct flight return to Scottsdale. Contact: 866-235-9422, www.grandcanyonairlines.com.
The Sonoran Desert Discovery Guide offers visitors insights to the regions history, biology and geography. It has information about the deserts flora and fauna and directs visitors to good hiking trails, bike routes, scenic sites and many other options. There are many photos and illustrations to help familiarize readers with the discoveries they will find throughout the Sonoran Desert. The guide is available from the Scottsdale CVB. Contact: 800-805-0471, www.scottsdalecvb.com.
The Heard Museum, celebrated for its collections and study of Southwest Native cultures and art, offers several options for group travel tours. Highlights of the Heard visits all museum galleries. Native Cultures and People tours both the Heard and the Desert Botanical Garden and focuses on the Southwests human and natural experience. Lunch is included. The Las Guias Specialized Tour is a customized experience for groups with special interests in the areas of jewelry, pottery, basketry, sculptures, Kachina dolls, textiles and contemporary art. There is also a Self Guided Group option that allows tour members to explore the museum at their own pace. For details about these and meal packages for groups, contact: 602-252-8840, www.heard.org.
Enjoying personal indulgences when on vacation has become the norm for many travelers, including those on group travel tours. Taking advantage of at-leisure time for treats like enjoying a spa experience is growing in popularity and access to these services is part of most hotel and resort amenity packages.
There is no shortage of spa options when visiting the Valley of the Sun. Jewels of the Desert: The Sonoran SPA Experience, is a free comprehensive guide to 18 of Scottsdales resort and day spas facilities. Information includes details about the area spas, diagrams of the featured locations, types of treatments offered, special spa activities and service and contact information. The booklet is available from the Scottsdale CVB: 800-805-0471, www.scottsdalecvb.com.
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Hard Rock Trial Kingman, AZ 2/24/2008 Team Escargot
March 4, 2010
Hard Rock Trial in Kingman, AZ put on by Central Arizona Trials CAT Team Escargot Team Escargot
Private Pilot License , Pre Solo Flight Training Requirements
March 4, 2010
The pre solo maneuvers are the first required for your Private Pilot License. There are a number of Requirements needed before you can do your first solo. Now in many cases I will move on to the post solo requirements if someone is not quite ready to solo yet. I do this because I am not going to sit in the traffic pattern with someone for 5 extra flights to get their landings down. The lightbulb will come on and my goal is to have you licensed and a safe / proficient pilot by the time of your flight test. Also I want you to be in your budget.Many instructors and schools will not move forward until you have solo’ed I think this is a complete waste of money. For this reason some people may say that the pre solo phase is the most expensive. When I see someone who has 40 hours, hasn’t soloed and on top of that has not done the cross countries, soft field / shortfield takeoffs and landings, night or simulated instrument time, the only thing I can think of is that poor student got ripped off.The main reason people don’t solo is they don’t have their landings down. So why wouldn’t the instructor move ahead. You have to do Soft Field / Short Field Takeoffs and Landings, 10 Night takeoffs and Landings, Dual Cross Countries ( Yes More Landings). This is usually plenty of time for the Landing ( Lightbulb) To come on.Here I have listed the Pre Solo Requirements for you. Remember there are two parts Aeronautical Knowledge and Aeronautical Experience.(a) General. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student has met the requirements of this section.(b) Aeronautical knowledge. A student pilot must demonstrate satisfactory aeronautical knowledge on a knowledge test that meets the requirements of this paragraph:(1) The test must address the student pilot’s knowledge of-(i) Applicable sections of parts 61 and 91 of this chapter; (FAR”S )(ii) Airspace rules and procedures for the airport where the solo flight will be performed; and(iii) Flight characteristics and operational limitations for the make and model of aircraft to be flown.(2) The student’s authorized instructor must-(i) Administer the test; and(ii) At the conclusion of the test, review all incorrect answers with the student before authorizing that student to conduct a solo flight.(c) Pre-solo flight training. Prior to conducting a solo flight, a student pilot must have:(1) Received and logged flight training for the maneuvers and procedures of this section that are appropriate to the make and model of aircraft to be flown; and(2) Demonstrated satisfactory proficiency and safety, as judged by an authorized instructor, on the maneuvers and procedures required by this section in the make and model of aircraft or similar make and model of aircraft to be flown.(d) Maneuvers and procedures for pre-solo flight training in a single-engine airplane. A student pilot who is receiving training for a single-engine airplane rating or privileges must receive and log flight training for the following maneuvers and procedures:(1) Proper flight preparation procedures, including preflight planning and preparation, powerplant operation, and aircraft systems;(2) Taxiing or surface operations, including runups;(3) Takeoffs and landings, including normal and crosswind;(4) Straight and level flight, and turns in both directions;(5) Climbs and climbing turns;(6) Airport traffic patterns, including entry and departure procedures;(7) Collision avoidance, windshear avoidance, and wake turbulence avoidance;(8) Descents, with and without turns, using high and low drag configurations;(9) Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight;(10) Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indication of a stall, and recovery from a full stall;(11) Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions;(12) Ground reference maneuvers;(13) Approaches to a landing area with simulated engine malfunctions;(14) Slips to a landing; and(15) Go-arounds.All of the above areas need to be covered and Documented in Your Logbook. And it needs to be signed off by a Certified Flight Instructor. Yes I have seen people that have gone up with their friends, and their friends have signed their logbooks. These areas can only be given by a Certified Flight Instructor ( CFI)Hope to See You In the SkyAirfreddy
Flagstaff Arizona Historic Route 66 Afghan Throw Blanket
March 4, 2010
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Flagstaff Arizona Historic Route 66 Afghan Throw Blanket
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Get your kicks from this Route 66 Flagstaff afghan featuring the Museum of Northern Arizona, Kachina Hoop Dancer, Old Main Northern Arizona University and the Flagstaff Train Station. Also, get a peek at the San Francisco Peaks featured in the middle!
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Flagstaff Arizona Historic Route 66 Afghan Throw Blanket
Qik – Ragnar del sol 2010 – team PayNful van 2 by Emanuele Fabrizio
March 4, 2010
Streamed by Emanuele Fabrizio in Sun City West, USA. More at qik.com
