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…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #9 – My new best VFR experience
The flying has been getting more challenging with each place we visit. My face is literally sore from smiling. I belong here and find this experience as simply pure joy.…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #8 – Monday’s ramping it up in increments
As George Potts would say – the flying today was a real juicer. With lunch behind us, Dave and I launched for a series of pond-hopping; gator-spotting; airboat formation flying;…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #7 – Monday’s Slow Start
So now its about 11 am or so, and Dave and I spend a few minutes getting to know each other. He asks how I’d like to approach my training…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #6 – Monday Morning’s Slow Start
As requested – I arrived at the camp on Monday at 8:30 sharp to begin the clean-up for my checkride. I’d planned to fly until I got tired that day,…