I took on my first passenger today as a Private Pilot on a day-trip down to LA from San Francisco.  Andrea was daring enough to have faith in me and confidence in my skill at this very novice stage of my pilot experience and she was the perfect first passenger.  The perfect day started with a 2h40 minute flight down to Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) from San Carlos (KSQL) and I got picked up and treated to a beachside seafood shack lunch in Malibu!  Life doesn't get any better than that!  I also took Andrea up for a sightseeing tour of LA, proceeding over LAX Airport (it's so cool to have the big jets take off and land under you!) and South along the shoreline to Dana Point/Laguna Beach.  I didn't want to leave!  But flying back up to the SF Bay Area was also beautiful and a smooth flight. 

Just for record keeping, I'm going to attach my latest logbook data to this entry on my website:

Pilot: Kendrick Li

Current License: Private, in training for Instrument Rating to be complete by 8/01/2008

Aircraft Certified in: Cessna 172N, Cessna 172SP, Cessna 172SPG1000

Take-offs: 246

Landings: 246

Single Engine Land: 94.3 hours

Ground Training: 29.4 hours

Night Flight: 3.2 hours

Actual Instrument Conditions: 1.0 hours 

Simulated Instrument Conditions: 4.5 hours

Flight Simulator (IFR): 5.0 hours

Cross Country: 37.8 hours

Solo: 35.5 hours 

Dual Instruction Received: 57.6 hours

Pilot In Command: 41.0 hours

Total flight time: 94.3 hours