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.

Sam Weigel

Updated Jan 5, 2024 7:09 PM EST

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

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.

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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.