http://cessna140.flyblog.com Pictures and thoughts from a true aviation enthusiast Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:36:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well folks, it's been more than a year since my last post. This might be the conclusion of my blog. We'll see. It's a cold December night here in Nebraska, I've got the Talib Kweli station playing on my Pandora account, and I feel like writing. Let me ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2009/12/04/the-end/ Is that like saying a girl is a little pregnant? I don't know. As soon as I wrote that headline I realized how nonsensical it is. But it's fitting. I haven't blogged in months and it's because I've been pretty ridiculously busy. I miss blogging though. ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/10/04/my-life-is-a-little-out-of-control/ I've been having way too much fun lately. See, it all started when I told one of my students we could go wherever he wanted for his cross country training. "My buddy's dad owns a little private strip a ways from here, you think we could go there for one of our ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/04/11/i-dont-think-were-insured-for-that/ My insurance broker recently contacted me in order to get updated flight times for my Cessna 140's insurance. When I first purchased insurance, last year, I had 18 hours of tailwheel time with 10 hours in the 140. It cost me $1,100 for $1 million of liability and $22,000 of ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/04/01/ive-never-been-so-happy-to-pay-a-bill/ Life is good. This morning the owner of the flight school told me he appreciated the work I've been putting in and that I'd be getting a raise beginning next pay period. I won't say how much, but I can tell you it'll be a noticeable amount, not ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/03/31/its-paying-off/ Hello faithful readers, Sorry for not writing many blogs lately. The reason for my absence has been my extremely busy schedule. I flew about 40 hours and billed 55 hours in the past month through the flight school and things are only looking to get busier in the future. I ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/03/12/why-you-havent-heard-from-me/ This morning I was browsing the discussion forums on the Cessna 120/140 association web site. One of the posts talked about all the interesting information we can find by Googling our own tail numbers. So I thought, what the heck, might as well try it. There probably isn't anything on my ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/02/24/creepy/ but haven't had the time for. Good grief, it's been too long since I updated this blog. I've had tons of great ideas for things to write about, but been too busy to put any in to the computer. First off, some good news, I soloed my first student at the ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/02/23/all-the-things-ive-been-meaning-to-say/ One of the most satisfying things I've found about flying is the feeling I get after a well-executed flight during which I faced obstacles, came up with creative solutions, and "worked the system" in order to accomplish my mission. Such a flight happened to me a few days ago. A new student ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/01/24/working-the-system/ I'd like to share a story that I'm not especially proud of, but hopefully it will give you some insight into the small-scale ethical temptations that professional pilots can be faced with on a regular basis. First, the background... A few weeks ago I went to work at the dropzone. Frigid ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2008/01/07/ethical-dilemmas-temptations-and-other-news/