February 13, 2014 I’m gonna eat worms!!
My King Air rating will have to wait. Southwest cancelled my commercial aviation experience tomorrow morning to Indianapolis, so I had to unwind my scheduled training. Darn!! The snow monster…
February 12, 2012 Musings of an aspiring pilot
No matter how good I get, there is always someone sitting next to me that I failed to notice, who has infinitely more skill and experience, but looks like a…
February 12, 2014 RTC Training Prep
Continuing to plan and prepare for my King Air BE200 initial rating in Champaign Illinois. This is the experience I had scheduled to replace the Florida Keys motorcycle adventure i…
February 2, 2014 Preparing for King Air BE200 Initial
Having a wonderful time getting to study turbine engines and the King Air BE200 in preparation for earning a new rating. I’m taking advantage of my new simulator room downstairs,…
February 1, 2014 Grumman Ferry Flight
Drove up to Wilmington this morning to perform a ferry flight for a Grumman AA5-B Traveler. The airplane was well out of annual, and needed to be moved about 20nm…
January 27, 2014 Taking the turbine plunge
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis, Bob and Dee sent this to me last night – timing is…
January 21, 2014 Resource Reviews
Study and Research: I’m finished Redefining Airmanship, by Anthony Kern a few weeks ago, based on a recommendation in one of the magazines or sources I read. That same source…
January 16, 2014 Ferry Flight
My PA30 is still waiting for a Utah based shop to recondition a cracked left main gear trunion. I really can’t wait to get it going again, but I am…
January 6, 2014 Maintenance, Continuous Improvements; and the Jeff Inspiration
The PA30 had a few repairs in December, including replacing the oleo seal on my left main gear. It is currently down again for the same problem, only this time…
December 18, 2013 Night Flight in Winter
I drove down to Georgetown tonight to take advantage of the reasonable weather and fly the airplane home. I departed GED in daylight with the temperature around 35 degrees F.…