V1 Rotate: Flying Yourself Into Mexico’s Baja Peninsula

FLYING contributor Sam Weigel offers up a special edition of V1 Rotate, recapping an incredible flying adventure he took with friends in his Piper Pacer.

There's nothing quite like the adventures you can find while travelling in your own aircraft. [Sam Weigel]
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Key Takeaways:

  • FLYING contributor Sam Weigel recounted a flying adventure he took with friends in his Piper Pacer.
  • The trip involved diverse activities such as dirt biking and grey-whale watching, enjoyed with good company and food.
  • Weigel outlined the flight plan and teased future episodes detailing how readers can plan similar flying adventures.
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FLYING contributor Sam Weigel offers up a special edition of V1 Rotate, recapping an incredible flying adventure he took with friends in his Piper Pacer. The adventures in store? Dirt biking and grey-whale watching, along with great food and great company. Weigel outlines the flight plan and sets the stage for how to make a trip of your own in following episodes.

Sam Weigel

Sam Weigel has been an airplane nut since an early age, and when he's not flying the Boeing 737 for work, he enjoys going low and slow in vintage taildraggers. He and his wife live west of Seattle, where they are building an aviation homestead on a private 2,400-foot grass airstrip.

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