Oct 14, 2018 – Contract Flying
It is windy as hell out there this morning, and the temperature isn’t rising above the low 50’s as I write this. I need to exercise, but I’m not inclined…
Oct 10, 2018 – The Lucky Bee Sting
I’ve been bored as hell lately. That has been due to a number of factors; namely a very light to non-existent work schedule, lots of rain and inclement weather, a…
Oct 7, 2018 – Bored out of my mind….
OMG. You’d think that getting paid to stay home would be a dream come true. It isn’t for me – I’m way too much a type A. The Westwind simulator…
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…