Cessna

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Cessna CJ1 - Model 525 landing at SDL 6/11/2011

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Cessna 750 Citation X landing at SDL today

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Cessna 172S landing at SDL 6/24/11

[JWAir]

1. Cessna 172M Skyhawk II N6885H
C/N 172-65626
privately owned
Big Bear City - Municipal (L35) Jun. 19th, 2011

2. - 3. Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane N322MM
C/N T182-08126
River Transport LLC
Big Bear City - Municipal (L35) Jun. 19th, 2011

[JWAir]

1. Cessna 172M Skyhawk II N1285U
C/N 172-66979
privately owned
San Diego - Montgomery Field (MYF) Jun. 17th, 2011

2. Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III N356AC
C/N 421C-1401
TAM Aero Flight Services LLC
San Diego - Montgomery Field (MYF) Jun. 17th, 2011

3. Cessna 172M Skyhawk II N6885H
C/N 172-65626
privately owned
Big Bear City - Municipal (L35) Jun. 19th, 2011

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Cessna 172S departing SDL 6/25/11

[jslugman]

C172 fleet of the Yokota Aero Club which had an open house today.


Yokota Aero Club Cessna 172H N4972R RJTY by James O'Rear acc1205 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr


Yokota Aero Club Cessna 172F N5241F RJTY by James O'Rear acc1204 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr


Yokota Aero Club Cessna 172M N22905 RJTY by James O'Rear acc1203 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr


Yokota Aero Club Cessna 172M N1840V RJTY by James O'Rear acc1202 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr

[bilwor]

They know how to paint a Cessna C-172 in Japan. Nice shots, James. One question, why don't they have Japanese registration numbers?
bill word

[jslugman]

Because the Aero Club is an American entity operating on the base under the auspices of the 374th Force Support Squadron (Services Squadron).

[Jay Beckman]

James,

Those are wicked cool paint schemes!  Wonder if any of those aircraft will ever find their way back to the US...

If you get a chance to button hole an Aero Club regular, I'd be really interested in a comparison between General Aviation rules & regs there versus here.

Also, does being a military pilot automatically qualify someone to check out in a 172 or do you have to do the regular private pilot training required (either ours or Japan's)?

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Cessna 402B "Risky Business III" at SDL 7-1-11

[jslugman]

James,

Those are wicked cool paint schemes!  Wonder if any of those aircraft will ever find their way back to the US...

If you get a chance to button hole an Aero Club regular, I'd be really interested in a comparison between General Aviation rules & regs there versus here.

Also, does being a military pilot automatically qualify someone to check out in a 172 or do you have to do the regular private pilot training required (either ours or Japan's)?

On the surface it sounds very similar but they're tightly regulated on where they can fly. There's no "let's go shoot the approach at Haneda". My C-130 neighbor is multi-engine in many of the big boys but can't fly the C172s, not sure exactly what the procedure is. I'll ask, one of his boys and I are going to do the Sporty's PP course together.

Almost no GA scene over here, both because of cost and apparently some social aspects. Cost to get your ticket here is about $80,000.00 (yes 80 GRAND) and a single-engine Socata at the local Japanese field rents for about $500/hr vs. $95 for the C172. If a local wants to become a pilot, most will go to the States and live there long enough to accomplish it and still come out better cost-wise. When the Aero Club does cross country flights on arrival you'd think the space shuttle is landing, fences crammed with photographers.

Things are much different in Japan. 

[Bubak]

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