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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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

I’ve been flying less lately, and it has shown in my performance. I’m working to analyze what’s up, and get busy fixing it. How I found it: During flights in…