Go-to spots for an airplane getaway change over the years as you, your access to airplanes, and the capability of those airplanes evolve. Where a short trip from Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) to Nut Tree Airport (KVCB), just north of Travis Air Force Base, was great fun in a Cessna 172 when you were 25, now you’re thinking Cabo San Lucas in the Cirrus, with a spouse and a kid or two.
For that matter, a dream destination might mean something different to your spouse/partner/love interest or “just friend” than it does to you. For the pilot, the flight is the thing. For the pax, the destination is the focus. Your special friend may like the exotic feel of a Bahamas destination, but for you it is all in the planning and execution. If “general declarations,” eAPIS, and other customs procedures are onerous to you, you might choose a domestic destination of equal charm without the hassle.
