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The view: Looking west past the Olympic mountains from South Puget Sound, Washington.
The pilot: Steve Phoenix
The photographer: Ali Crane
The airplane: Piper Pacer
The mission: Heading home to Olympia, Washington, from the north.
The memory: Catching sunsets from the Pacific Ocean is always neat. I like the reflections off the bottom of the fabric-covered wing and the picture framing provided by the struts.
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A born aviation enthusiast for unknown reasons as there was no preceding family involvement in aviation. Soloed at age 16 in a J-3 Cub in 1967 at Creswell, OR and achieved Private license at age 18 in a Cessna 150 at Billings, MT. His working life has been, since 1977, and currently is as an aircraft engineer on aircraft ranging from ultralights (Sorrell Hiperlite) to the Boeing 737. Stephen holds FAA certificates: Commercial, SEL, MEL, Glider and CFI, CFII along with the old Ground Instructor Basic, Advanced and Instrument and A&P with Inspector Authorization. The FAA also has designated him as an Engineering Representative for aircraft certifications.
Latest posts by Steve Phoenix (see all)
- Friday Photo: Sunset over Puget Sound - December 1, 2017
- Friday photo: Mt. Rainier from a Flybaby - September 11, 2015
- Proposal for a new IFR certification - November 12, 2013
Great picture, Steve and Ali!