June 16, 2013 Grounded by a broken lens
You can see here my redneck approach to waxing the tail of the Twin Comanche. While I was doing this, I found the strobe lens atop the vertical stabilizer had…
May 14, 2013 Seaplane trip almost has a sad ending
I manage PHIs Energy Management Teams as well as the Network Operations Center staffs, and this Monday morning I was headed to Melbourne, Florida for a GE Technical Users Conference.…
May 10,2013 Near Miss
It was a turkey buzzard that almost got me tonight. I flew down to Georgetown to look at a few aircraft seats I might use for my simulator room being…
May 4th, 2013 – Airplane Washing / Tres & Janice Hangar Day
I had washing my airplane on my list of things to do, and when I heard Tres & Janice were having a hangar hangout day, I knew it would be…
April 27, 2013 Williamsburg, VA with my Bride
Bev and I flew from Georgetown to Newport News today. We wanted to check in with son Mike, who is home recovering from recent surgery. We also got to spend…
March 18, 2013 Navajo Plane Crash
General aviation is a wonderful experience that is practical and safe. It is not as safe as driving in a car or flying commercially, in my opinion, but it is…
March 17th, 2013 – 33N to KHWY to KSBY to KGED
Working out and feeling good. Spent yesterday working with Scot on my simulator room downstairs. Framing is almost done, so I went for insulation and drywall supplies. Moved 20 sheets…
March 9th – Simulator Construction
It is supposed to be nice today, but I’ll be inside working on the simulator room. Should have the framing completed and maybe the electric subpanel work. All the electric…
Myrtle Beach March 1-3, 2013
I had the opportunity to fly Leigh-Ann and Scot down to Myrtle Beach this last weekend. They work hard and were looking for some time away on their own. I…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #10 – The checkride.
Its still Monday night. The checkride is scheduled for tomorrow, and I just taxiied up to the dock with Dave. Brian and Chuck where there and helped me secure the…