Friday, April 26, 2013

Where can I do flight training or rent an airplane on Oahu?

Honolulu International Airport
 
Moore Air
90 Nakolo Place, Suite 24
Honolulu, HI 96819
(1) 808-833-5628 [tel]
(1) 808-836-6822 [fax]
mooreair.com
 
 
George's Aviation Services
10 Lagoon Drive • Hanger 128
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
(1) 808-834-2120 f:808-834-2150
georgesaviation.com
 
 
Anderson Aviation
100 Kaulele Place
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
Phone: (1) 808-833-5899
Fax: (1) 808-833-7437
abovehawaii.com

Friday, April 15, 2011

North Two Arrival

Most commonly used by light airplanes and helicopters. The arrival begins north of Honolulu at the H1/H2 Freeway interchange. Be sure to lookout for traffic this can be a very congested area. Helicopter tours, student pilots, and military helicopters all meet at this point to enter Honolulu Airport. First contact HCF Approach at the H-1/H-2 interchange. Stay outside of Bravo until you have been cleared for the arrival. The typical clearance is "Cleared into Bravo Airspace via the North Two Arrival, enter the downwind for 4 Left." If you don't repeat back all the mandatory key points clearly, HCF Approach will have you repeat the clearance or keep you outside of Bravo. At the interchange you must be at 2000 feet or above, cross over Ford Island at 1500 feet, then head for the Navy Marine Golf Course. 800 feet over the golf course enter the downwind for 4 Left or 22 Right. If you are landing on 4 Left hold 800 feet until you cross over 8 Left at about the midfield point. Stay away from the approach end of 8 Left. Landing on 4 Left can be tough for a novice pilot because the traffic pattern is pretty tight losing altitude can be a struggle. Honolulu Tower wants you to complete your downwind leg, base leg, and final in between runways 8 Left and 8 Right. Landing on 22 Right is rare because trade winds blow most of the year. Most likely tower will have you enter a direct base leg from the Navy Marine Golf Course. Watch out for buildings below!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Another rough day in Hawaii. Kalaeloa Airport (John Rodgers Field)




The downwind leg of 22 Right places you over the top of White Plains Beach. Kalaeloa Airport is a towered airport on the southwest corner of Oahu. Once a Naval Air Station restricted to military aircraft, the base closed during the 9o's, and reopened as a joint civil-military airport. (web photo)





Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Molokai Coast


Flying over Molokai is an awesome experience. Today, I had the opportunity to fly with Manoj S. visiting from Pittsburgh, PA. We had a close up view of 2,000 foot valleys, waterfalls, and waves smashing rocks right next to our runway. Molokai is about a twenty minute flight from Honolulu Airport. We departed using the Freeway 4 Departure, which took us to Koko Head Crater. From there we continued VFR (Visual Flight Rules) to La'au Point on Molokai.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Dillingham Airfield (HDH)


This was our view leaving Dillingham Airfield (HDH). We missed the hole above our rear window during preflight! HDH is nestled against the Waianae mountains....so don't overshoot your base turn.