http://cessna140.flyblog.com Pictures and thoughts from a true aviation enthusiast Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:27:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ I haven't written much in my blog about this, but I've had something in the works for a while now and wanted to make sure it would happen before I said too much publicly about it. I've arranged to start working for a local flight school and aircraft sales business, beginning ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2007/12/13/reached-the-top-yet/ It sounds like I have a decent shot at landing a summer internship with that famous four letter aviation association you've probably heard of. You know, the one that has more than 400,000 members and represents many of the pilots and aircraft owners in the country. As a requirement for ... http://cessna140.flyblog.com/2007/12/05/human-resources-called-and/