I flew to Victoria as a PIC (Pilot In Command) for the first time. Though my instructor was on my next seat, I was a little bit nervous because the Victoria International Airport is complicate with three triangle-shaped runways. Plus, it was a special day according to the NOTAM which says "RAG 1500 FT FM THR 09 AND 1500 FT FM THR 27, FOR MIL USE ONLY." A rag means a wire which is usually stretched across the runway on an aircraft carrier to stop a jet fighter immediately. It would have been set for a military training, but I didn't understand if I could use the runway 09 or 27, which is the main runway of Victoria airport. No one knew whether the rag or the runway was for military use only. Anyway, after some communication mistakes, I landed the runway 09 and had dinner with my instructor at a restaurant near the airport. We spent so many minutes there that the sun was almost set when we returned to the airport. As I don't have a night rating yet, we had to come back to our home airport before the official darkness. The return flight from Victoria was hurried, but we could enjoy this beautiful sunset over Gulf Islands.
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