I flew up to St. Maries, Idaho (S72) last weekend with a couple of friends. They took a 152, I flew my 140. I could almost keep up with them when we were straight and level. Not bad for having 25 hp less than them!
We camped along the St. Joe River for the night, then […]
My brain is kind of fried from school this week, so I couldn’t think of an interesting title for this blog.
Last weekend I flew over to Portland to be in my former roommate’s wedding. I don’t generally believe in using small aircraft for serious transportation, rather than pleasure, but my trip worked out alright. I […]
Maybe you have to be from Iowa to get that joke. Check out the movie “Field of Dreams” to figure out what I’m talking about.
Anyway, that’s where I went last weekend. The Northwest EAA Fly-in and Airshow in Arlington, Washington (KAWO) on the north end of Seattle. What a great time!
I was expecting it to be a […]
I went camping on Friday night with some friends. We flew in to Grand Coulee Dam / Electric City, Washington (3W7).
We didn’t get in the air until almost 7:00 p.m. on Friday night, so we didn’t have much daylight left by the time we landed. That’s why I don’t have any pictures from Friday night.
3W7 […]
This whole “aircraft ownership” thing still puts a big grin on my face. Sure, the straight financial numbers are appealing–I can fly for less than half of what other people are paying to rent a comparable plane. But what really gets me is the complete and total freedom to do whatever I want with a plane […]
Today I talked to one of the directors of my college’s flight program.
I’d heard one of the full time CFIs quit unexpectedly last week which means the college is very shorthanded at the flight center this summer. They have 25 students lined up to fly and only have one full time and one part time […]
A friend asked me to post a graphical display of my route across the country, so here it is:
I’m planning to take my 140 camping sometime soon too. I’ll probably fly with a group of friends in a couple other aircraft up to Electric City, Washington (3W7). Hopefully I’ll get some good pictures and stories […]
Well, I made it to Walla Walla. I actually made it in by a little past noon PDT yesterday, on Wednesday. I just didn’t have any time to blog yesterday.
I ended up flying a pass that I hadn’t even considered before. A friend of mine who does a lot of Idaho backcountry flying said there […]
I’m stuck in Missoula, Montana for a while. I have quite the stories to tell from today.
But first, a few pics from yesterday, when I flew from Lincoln to Sheridan:
Nebraska has nothing in it:
There isn’t much in Thedford, either:
Nor is there anything in Wyoming:
But honestly, it is beautiful out there. Beautiful in a very, very empty […]
I can’t write much tonight because it’s late and I need to sleep. I can’t post any pictures either because I’m using wireless internet from a bar across the street, so my connection keeps breaking up before I can upload any pictures.
Anyway, after further review last night, I decided not to fly the I-80 route. […]