Sept 18, 2015 – N833DF Update
Can’t wait to get back in my airplane. Just love that thing. It is going in for annual I hope any day now, and after that I will do the…
Sept 17, 2015 – Landings Revisited
Out flying this month – the transition period was intense for September. I ended up flying for 10 of the first 11 days, ending in a four day trip with…
Aug 11, 2015 – First Experience – Annual Recurrent Training
In the aviation profession, or any profession for that matter, properly and professionally accepting constructive criticism and learning from your mistakes is a fundamental skill. This is a skill that…
Jul 30th – First Brief glimpse of the Dorrin’s Oshkosh 2015
Where to begin? I’ll tell you right here I’ve been boring people talking about it. I know it and am working on controlling that. There is too much to write…
Jul 16, 2015 – CQ, Opportunities, ADS-B Developments
Just getting to feeling better: I haven’t taken the time to write anything because, quite frankly, I’ve been under the weather for a number of weeks. Injured knee led to…
Jul 3, 2015 – One Year Anniversary of the Interview
I’d like to acknowledge my wife, Beverly, for helping to get me here. She has fully supported my aviation eduction since we got together, in all the many forms that…
Jun 29, 2015 – The Great Novel Analogy
Hypothesis: The path and planning to achieving an additional pilot rating is not unlike the plot of an exciting novel. I’ve spent some time thinking about how best to describe…
Jun 16, 2015 – 1 Year Anniversary Flying for Piedmont
I am really looking forward to writing this blog. I’ve been working on a book, and this piece will fit right in there. I have learned so much and done…
Jun 15 – 2016 – Preparing to go to Oshkosh 2015
My bidding worked out and I’m off on the 21st to 26th of July – during the week of Oshkosh. We didn’t know if we’d be able to make it…
Jun 14, 2015 – ADS-B Position
ADS-B Requirements are an FAA mandate to install devices that transmit my position to other airplanes actively, and consume information from those airplanes so I can see them as well.…