Misadventures of a C-172 Flight As a starving flight instructor working my tail off to make ends meet, I did some ‘interesting’ flying. (Editors note: no specific dates, locations, or names are used in this story to protect me from any bad-guys that were on the receiving end of this operation)
My 8 year old daughter Mary, goes flying with her dad! Although the RV-8 has been flying for over a year, my two daughters have not been up in it yet – seems mom is more than a bit nervous about them flying. Well yesterday the opportunity presented itself for Mary and she had to…
Flying In High School There are not enough high school students learning to fly these days. I was lucky enough to get my private license my senior year and it really framed the rest of my life. Here is that story: The urge to fly didn’t begin for me as flying exactly; it started with…
My Bücker Jungster I Dateline Spring of 1992 Having my first taste of ownership with the Ercoupe, I set a goal to have some kind of aerobatic mount to go with my 1/4 share of the ‘coupe. The good news, I didn’t need much, just something single-seat to do aerobatics. The bad news is I didn’t…
Sunday Sortie Due to my annual inspection and vacation, post-Oshkosh flying has been minimal at best. My usual ritual of once-a-week sorties all but dried up. Looking to correct this issue, and with perfect fall flying weather at my disposal, I got organized and set aside firm plans to fly Sunday (Sept 30th). A quick…
My Own Private Oshkosh: Airventure 2012 Airventure Oshkosh is an event no self respecting aviator should miss. It has something for everyone and barring bad weather, there is no better aviation venue. The only complaint is you can’t see it all! This Oshkosh was going to be special for me; I was flying in with…
Jeff Granger and his Extra 300L One of the best parts of our community is how some have taken up the charge to be part of the solution. To me that means, flying professionally and being an ambassador to the sport. Jeff Granger has both bases covered. Jeff is President of the International Aerobatic Club…
Dual Purpose Mission On the heels of my recently completed 1st annual inspection, I had two things that needed to be accomplished; do a post-annual shakedown flight and top off my thirsty tanks. My home airport, Buckeye Executive, is out of fuel so I have to ferry for gas. Since this was a pseudo-test flight,…
Ok, if you don’t know who Kermit Weeks is you need let me explain it in one sentence. He is what you or I would be if we were rich! He’s the creator of the Fantasy of Flight Theme Park in Polk City, Florida and he has the largest private collection of airplanes in the…
The Tale of an Almost Glider Pilot When I was working for Jim at Brewer Aviation, he decided it would be fun to buy a glider so we could give lessons and rides. This was pretty typical of Jim, we always looking for ways to get people excited about flying. So not long after that…