Oct 16, 2017 – Moving on; N833DF Update; and Brain Food
The stress of the big move is over, and all of my check-rides for the year are behind me as well. The Astra type rating in the bag, and I’m…
Jul 23, 2017 – Part 135 and Moving
I promise – I’ll get back to flying in a blog or two. I trust that progress on N833DF is getting out of the blocks, but have to be focused…
Jul 15, 2017 – N833DF, Oshkosh, Part 135, and Moving
I am hoping that at some point in the next year – I’ll get to post something about my first flight in a real Westwind or Astra jet. Instructors make…
Jun 25, 2017 – Change is inevitable
Moving 1: I moved into my new hangar over the weekend. It is the nicest one I’ve ever had, and the folks working for Sussex County at the airport deserve…
Jun 11, 2017 – I’m back with news of the restoration….
Several of you have noticed that I significantly slowed down my blog writing over the past few months. That certainly is true. I’m just now getting back to putting this…
April 23, 2017 Ground School Solo
FlightSafety The FlightSafety process for getting instructors online in equipment new to them is to train them as a client; have them observe the training of other clients (see the…
Jan 31, 2017 – The Casual Observer
Things are moving along rapidly in my new instructor career. The classroom and simulator training as a client earned me an initial type rating in a jet. Going through the…
Jan 14, 2016 – Flying to the Edge of the Envelope
I like the title, but I admit that it’s overly dramatic. The envelope I’m talking about is my own personal limitations. Trying hard to learn jets and to do this…
Dec 19, 2016 – Back in Ground School
I’ve talked about wanting to work at FlightSafety for a very long time. The idea of spending my days at an airport, or flying someone else’s airplanes into my golden…
Dec 4, 2016 – Pending Volunteer Flights
I’m working hard to get my airplane back on it’s new tires and out flying again. Angel Flight has been calling, and I promised to call them when I’m back.…