Aircraft

July 14, 2016

Our first airshow

I was going to say “my” first airshow but it’s not about me, it’s about the Stearman.  I’m just her handler.  The Texas Antique Aircraft Association was holding it’s annual fly-in in Gainesville, Texas and I was going to be there.   As I pulled the plane out of the hangar at home in Fort…

June 9, 2016

My First Stearman Fly-in

I don’t mean to mislead but I’m not talking about the annual get-together in Galesburg, IL or even the end of season gathering in Jennings or any dozens of other fly-ins where more than one Stearman would be in attendance.  No, I’m talking about the first time ever that a couple of us got together…

February 8, 2016

The Longer Flight Home

It took me longer to fly home than it did to drive up there. Pretty much every pilot has made this joke when battling a strong headwind, slowing your progress.  It would have been quicker to drive!  Cars are passing us on the highway!  Usually it’s not true, it just serves to illustrate how slow…

January 25, 2016

Plane Good People

Airplanes can be fun but at the end of the day, they’re just metal, wood, and composite.  The one ingredient required in enjoying aviation is people.  I have written before that I am the luckiest guy I know.  Line guy to pilot has given me a great life.  But without the people that have been…