AOPA Buckeye Fly-in Travelogue

Join us as we fly our Cessna Skylane (182) from Placerville, California, to Buckeye, Arizona, for the incredible 2025 AOPA Buckeye Fly-In and airshow! This travelogue captures our journey, the challenges we faced along the way, and the excitement of the event. Enjoy the flights, the adventure, and the sights and sounds of the amazing airshows!

Full Capture of the Star-Spangled Banner performance on Sat Feb 15
   • Star-Spangled Banner Presentation - 2/25 A...  

Chapters
0:00 Opening
0:37 Fri AM - Waiting to Depart Placerville CA
2:18 Fri - Flying across California to Arizona
4:17 Fri PM - Diverted to Wickenburg, AZ
4:58 Sat AM - Flying from Wickenburg to Buckeye AZ
5:13 Sat AM - AOPA Buckeye Fly-In grounds
6:24 Sat Midday - Matinee airshow sights and sounds
7:24 Sat Afternoon - Admiring the planes on display
8:09 Sat PM - Evening airshow sights and sounds
9:58 Sun AM - Sunrise departure
10:38 Sun AM - Flying from Buckeye to Bakersfield
11:11 Sun AM - Lunch surprise at Bakersfield Municipal Airport
11:50 San Afternoon - Flying from Bakersfield to Placerville
12:31 Closing - Please Subscribe!

You can find the Skywagon University channel here:
   / @skywagonuniversity5023  

The restaurant in Bakersfield off the Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45) tarmac is here:
Memento Mori Cevicheria & Mezcal Lounge
https://maps.app.goo.gl/F4CTPiuDrJWG7...

Music
"Rocker Chicks" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
"Second Nature" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
"Strollin" and "Jane Street" from TrackTribe
"Between Oceans and Summits" by Alex-Productions


ERRATA:
At 2:18 I said "West" when I meant "East"
At 2:54 - I said "headwind" when I meant "tailwind"