Apr 5, 2022 – Weather Flying – Avidyne Cool Features
I was just a little nervous about the annual for N833DF this year. With all the treasure I’ve put into this airplane, I was very much looking forward to sailing…
Apr 4, 2022 – Retiree in Training
Good Morning everyone! I’ve been gone for awhile, but I’m back now. It’s time to update you on what has been going on, and where my beautiful Twin Comanche is…
Jan 8, 2022 – Winter Flight and a New Year
I have actually retired from FlightSafety at the end of 2021. I am not out there looking for anything either, and getting used to the idea of not working for…
Aug 25, 2021 – Summer Flying
Catching You Up on my news since the last post. I have been busy with life and I haven’t been blogging much. That may change as I have more time,…
Jun 9, 2021 – Flying the IFD550
N833DF has been updated: I’ve recently updated my comms and cleared up ALL of my squawks in the panel. The engines are running great and I have an awesome machine.…
May 20, 2021 – Garmin 530W versus the Avidyne IFD550
Nav/Comm reliability: I recently experienced escalating radio issues with my radio stack. The primary (#1) NAV/Comm Garmin 530WAAS had been having squelch issues which the shop had addressed once already,…
April 14, 2021 Today, I went flying in the rain
I just came back from a wonderful flight in rain and lowering visibility. It was by no means IFR, but a small step toward lowering my minimums again. I’ve had…
Apr 9, 2021 – Peace, Harmony, and a Path Forward
My wife, Beverly, and I just flew down to Maneo (Dare County) airport for the afternoon a few days ago. We enjoyed smooth engines, a 60 kt tailwind, and mostly…
Jan 2, 2021 – Ready to go Flying!!
2020 sucked for me too. Last month I lost my sister at the young age of 63. She was a smoker and paid the ultimate price for it. Last week…
Nov 9, 2020 – Anniversary Flying
These are crazy times. I’m not at all happy with the politics of today, but ready to get on with my life. It will all be fine – the pendulum…