Long Island, Bahamas April 18-22 , 2023

Apr. 22, 2023 | Share This Post:  

John and Amanda planned a trip to Long Island after he got back from deployment.  As luck would have it they invited us to join them.  We landed an hour or so after they did.  They had already picked up...

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ATM Written and ATP-CTP at ATP Jets in Dallas February 24 – March 3, 2023

Mar. 03, 2023 | Share This Post:  

Following the Colgan Air crash in 2009 one of the legislative pieces that took effect in 2014 was the requirement that all ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) multiengine applicants complete the ATP-CTP (Certification Training Program) course prior to taking the ATM (Airplane...

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Roman and Audry to Monterey KMRY January 26 – 30, 2023

Jan. 30, 2023 | Share This Post:  

A while back I offered to fly to Phoenix and pickup my good buddy Roman and his wife Audry and fly them to their choice of destination on the west coast for a weekend out.  As their schedule allowed I...

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Trip to tour Vans / pickup parts January 18 – 21, 2023

Jan. 22, 2023 | Share This Post:  

While logging hours towards the ATP minimums I figured it was a great idea to make the flying count.  With that in mind I put together a trip where I hung out in Arizona for an evening while dropping off...

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2022 Flying Summary – 331.2 hours of Flying

Jan. 01, 2023 | Share This Post:  

331.2 hours comprised of: 10 hours in a Mooney Rocket 4.4 hours in a PA-28 32.3 hours in a PA-44 2 hours in an RV-7A the rest in N7ZK.  32 approaches 37.8 hours of (actual) IMC Got a Commercial Multi...

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When Airplanes Come Alive

Nov. 09, 2022 | Share This Post:  

Over my two decade tenure flying full scale airplanes I’ve come to realize there are memorable moments when an airplane comes to life if you take the time to notice them.  The first for me being back in 2002 on...

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Initial Commercial Multi Check-ride 11/07/22

Nov. 07, 2022 | Share This Post:  

The best way to pull off a band-aid is quick.  I figured to knock out the initial commercial multi it would best be done by packing as much training into a short period of time as possible.  The plan was...

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High Sierra Fly-In October 14 – 16, 2022

Oct. 16, 2022 | Share This Post:  

You never know who you meet in aviation.  While at Triple Tree looking at an RV-8 to garner some ideas for my build I met Neil.  Later that week I ran into Neil again at Sun N Fun.  As it...

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