Today Mrs. SFO777 and I are off on a short day trip to Temecula, California, some 90 minutes in traffic from any of the region's major commercial airports - John Wayne Orange County, San Diego or Ontario. So in other words... the middle of nowhere and a perfect destination for charter especially since one of us doesn't do early mornings well. LOL. While expensive, charter cuts the trip to a single day vs. the three days, two nights that Mrs. SFO777 had originally contemplated.
The hangar at Centennial Airport's International Jet, our Denver Centennial-based charter company.
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Our ride today, a mid size Lear 55.
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Denver Centennial APA to Murrieta French Valley F70
Bombardier Lear 55B
Tail N5572
10:50am-11:55am
March 10, 2023
After a short 60 second taxi, we're off for the 2 hour flight to F70, French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California.
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A great view of downtown Denver on our climb.
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Cruising at 40,000 feet above the clouds.
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Let's check out the complimentary snack selection...
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Light lunch from home.
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Very smooth ride today with virtually no turbulence as we begin our descent.
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Landing in the rain and gloom at French Valley Airport.
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I dropped Mrs. SFO777 off for her 1pm appointment and then ran a few errands and explored the area for a couple of hours.
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Then picked her up around 3:15pm, called the crew and headed to the airport. The ugly weather got even worse as the rain really started to come down.
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Just lovely. LOL.
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Murrieta French Valley F70 to Denver Centennial APA
Bombardier Lear 55B
Tail N5572
4:15pm-6:55pm
March 10, 2023
We were on board just after 3:40pm but then sat on the tarmac in an ATC flow control hold for 30 minutes or so.
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And we're off for the short 1 hour 40 minute flight home.
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Time for another drink.
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Gorgeous late afternoon above the clouds.
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Continuing our descent over Denver.
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And touching down at APA.
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Taxiing in.
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WIth our car warmed and waiting for us.
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What a quick, fun trip to and back from California. And we were home for dinner 25 minutes later.
My Instagram video of today's trip.