December 14, 2023 – Autopilot kills a newbee
Good morning, In my opinion, we recently lost some kid because she was popular on YouTube and did not understand a few things that are so damn obvious to me…
August 10, 2023 – Avidyne IFD550 & KX155
Over the summer I’d been having issues with getting ADSB weather on my IFD550. As I learned more about it, it became apparent that my GTX345 was getting the weather…
May 13, 2023 – Annual Inspection
I missed flying to Jekyll Island, GA recently. Bev & I had to drive down for the planned 4 day getaway. We had a great time, but driving each way…
September 29, 2022 – Rejected Takeoff!!
I really wasn’t flying much in September, other than on a few solo practice flights I did to exercise the oil and prepare for an upcoming Flight Review I’ve been…
Aug 31, 2022 – Nathan Flies the PA30
The last update blog I developed was back in August, so I’m going back to capture some of what has happened in the ensuing months. There was a bit of…
Aug 22, 2022 – Jet trips and N833DF cleanup
Lancaster Aero: I’ve been vying for a position at the paint shop to address wear spots on the PA30. The image at left is a typical example, but there were…
Jul 4, 2022 – N833DF Problem in Flight
If you read my previous post just a few days ago, you’d know that I was just out to Pittsburgh for a jet trip that ended up canceled. I got…
Jul 1, 2022 – Avidyne Continued, G280 Canceled Trip
Avidyne Continued: I spoke with Todd at Lancaster Avionics yesterday. Even though Avidyne gave me a great explanation, Todd warned me that my troubles may not yet be over. He…
Jun 29, 2022 – G280, Altimatic IIIb, Avidyne, Lightspeed, ICOM
Yesterday I visited a youth corrections center where my late older sister spent years of her life working in many capacities. Susan was well loved there; so much so that…
Jun 21, 2022 – Flight to Biloxi, MS
Bev and I are both retired now. I’m still doing contract flights in the G280 now and again, but for the most part we are doing short trips around the…