Aug 26, 2018 – Aug 27, 2018: First Contract Trip
First Leg from Indianapolis, IN to Mansfield, OH: It is Sunday morning, 8/26, at around 8:15 am when we get to the airplane. The Captain for this mission, we’ll call…
Aug 25, 2018 – First Contract Trip: Getting Started
So here I am – 60 years old and still getting excited about life in general. I’m working for a solid firm instructing pilots that fly corporate jets, and now…
Aug 26, 2018 Breaking the ICE
This blog is about working out the bugs in a new relationship I’ve established with a pilot clearing house of sorts. Trying to get that first flight in the books…
Aug 25, 2018 – How to add flying to this thing of ours…..
Investigating the possibilities: I enjoy classroom and sim instructing in these jets, but feel the need to back it up with real experience. Actually flying is more fun, gives you…
Aug 22, 2018 – Goals and Options Coming Alive!
Holy cow!! I have managed to go from relaxed and laid back, to getting busy and worrying about fitting it all in! I’m going to get healthier and start flying…
Aug 18, 2018 – Lot’s going on..
Health and Fitness Project: After a visit to a new doctor back in April, I weighed in at my heaviest weight ever – 250 lbs with clothes on in the…
Aug 3, 2018 – Recurrent Astra
I am 60 years old now, and have accepted that I’ll never be as good a pilot or instructor as I’d like to be. I will, however, be comfortable being…
Jul 17, 2018 – Finding that Perfect Balance
Our home life is amazing – we love our house and our neighbors. The relationship I have with my wife, Beverly, only ever gets better. Our deck construction project is…
Jul 12, 2018 – Flying the Toga!!
My buddy Jeff came into town the other day, and we took the opportunity to go fly together in his Saratoga. This day was all about having some fun while…
Jul 14, 2018 – Very Exciting Day!!
N833DF Coming Along: Just a few days ago, I rode the Harley down to check on my airplane. The ride down was brilliant – cool air and great power cruising…