At KVDF: Tampa Harley Trip – Feb 2nd to Feb 5th
Ted and I picked up the rented Street Glides and launched from Tampa for Punta Gorda. For now – I’ll just jot down a few bullets from the many places…
KRBW-KVDF: Tampa Harley Trip – Feb 2nd to Feb 5th
After lunch and a rest break, an easy 2 hour flight would be easy. Weather was clear the rest of the way, and the Harley shop was open until 7pm.…
33N-KRBW: Tampa Harley Trip – Feb 2nd to Feb 5th
Idea was to fly to Tampa and rent Harleys; ride down the coast of Florida from Clear Water to Punta Gorda; return to Tampa and fly home. Simple, right? Actually…
Critter alert 2/1/12
Flew from KGED after picking up my airplane from some maintenance. Departing RWY 22, I saw a HERD of deer (about 12) running across the approach end of RWY 4.…
Maintenance Update / Florida Trip 2/1/12
Georgetown Aero did a great job fitting in a flap adjustment, new fuel door fastener, adjusted nacelle caps, and of course – ordering and replacing that weak AI. I was…
Difficult Maintenance Decisions – Weak Attitude Indicator
My attitude indicator showed signs during the last three flights of spinning up and erecting slowly. Just last week when I came home from Florida, the AI took 10 minutes…
Flight to Owen’s World
Bev and I slept late today. We had dinner last night with Phil and Marguerite at the Riverfront. This morning, we took our good ole time waking up, and decided…
Looking for a weather solution for the wife’s boat
Looking for suggestions. I need an inexpensive weather device that will support an XM Nexrad service similar to what I have on the airplanes (Garmin 496). Most of the similar…
2012-01-22 Winter Instrument Flight
Flew home from Punta Gorda, FL yesterday after three wonderful days (or parts thereof) in 80+ degree weather. Absolutely beautiful. Found a really wonderful location with a 70’s house that…
January 21, 2012: Punta Gorda Fur Ball
Arriving at Punta Gorda, I asked a few times for the GPS22 approach. They weren’t responding to me as I got closer to the approach IAF, until I sailed passed…