Mon 22nd April
Flew myself to French Valley, lovely trip of an hour or so. Met Tim, the instructor who lives near there, and did a bit of mountain flying with him - pinnacle approaches, flying low down a canyon etc. Great fun. Flew back in strong wind over the mountains - climbing with 17 inches!!!!!! But I'm a little person and it was a R22BII, and a strong wind. All went well till I couldn't get an answer from Los Alimitos, didn't want to bust their airspace, so headed for the coast and an arrival I hadn't planned. No real problem, and got told Los Al was probably closed; oh well. Tomorrow I'm off to Santa Barbara.