Apr. 03, 2022 | Share This Post:
With the majority of traffic headed south to Sun N Fun we decided to head north for the weekend to check out Triple Tree’s first ever “Uncle John’s Fly In”. The runway was nice, the facility was great, but the...
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Mar. 20, 2022 | Share This Post:
After pulling 7ZK out of the hangar at KAVL Signature we loaded up and got ready to depart for Dogwood Airpark in Fredericksburg where Carl lives. We made a quick fuel stop at Orange County KOMH to top off with...
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Mar. 15, 2022 | Share This Post:
With the kids spring break looming we decided Asheville would be a great spot to visit. The flight to North Carolina (KAVL) from Orlando Apopka (X04) took us through a front with an accompanying line of weather. Luckily no Cheerios...
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Jan. 23, 2022 | Share This Post:
With bad winter weather forcing us to cancel our D.C./National Mall/Smithsonian trip to Carl’s house in Fredericksburg, VA the girls and I decided to take a look what else we could do. Having already changed out our straight weight w100AD...
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Share This Post:
150.0 hours comprised of: 6.7 in seaplanes 4.2 tailwheel the rest in N7ZK. 31 approaches 15.6 hours of IMC Got a tailwheel endorsement and a seaplane rating. Longest leg T31 to KORL Flew over lots of water to include the...
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Oct. 11, 2021 | Share This Post:
Last year I had a grand plan to take the kids to the largest corn maze in the US but was unable to get the trip together. The Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove, Illinois was at the top of...
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Oct. 03, 2021 | Share This Post:
The UCF / Navy game represented a special opportunity to plan a trip to Annapolis, Maryland to experience a different culture of football. With (4) seats in the RV-10, Brandon, Darren, and Hugo (that’s right… 751 pounds of people) joined...
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Sep. 25, 2021 | Share This Post:
In 2019 I got my instrument rating and took my check ride with Chuck Brown of the Jack Brown Seaplane Base. Chuck uses the Jack Brown seaplane base as his office for check rides. While hanging out on the dock...
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Jul. 29, 2021 | Share This Post:
Our original plan was to depart Oshkosh Thursday morning and spend Thursday night on Mackinac (prounounced MACK-in-awe). Thanks to the terrible weather forecast and cancelled night airshow we departed Oshkosh on Wednesday midday instead. Luckily the Island House Hotel was able to...
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