November 2024 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the fifteenth edition of the newsletter. Please click the links in the newsletter for the articles, (or the link below it) to open the attachment. Note on a phone you may not see the newsletter and need to click the download link to download the PDF and view it. Please feel […]
1,000 Mooney Hours
General Jimmy Doolittle’s autobiography is titled “I Could Never Be So Lucky Again.” I often feel like I could steal that title for my own life. The few that know my whole story might think that is a stretch. It hasn’t all be sunshine and laughter along the way, but if it was, how would […]
An Adventure to Compton
General aviation has so many great benefits that it is hard to nail down the top one. I believe that somewhere in the top five are the adventures you experience. Sometimes those adventures are completely unexpected, which makes them more fun and memorable. All you need to do is say “yes.” That is exactly what […]
Masters of the Air
Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L Miller is a masterpiece of WWII Aviation History. Extensively researched Miller complies a detailed account of not only what it was like for the Bomber Boys flying at 25,000′, but the strategies on the ground and the […]
Sometimes the Delay is a Blessing
I don’t like delays, for anything. There are so many great things about flying private, and one of those is setting your own schedule. You don’t have to arrive two hours before departure, put up with TSA, get crammed in next to someone you don’t know, and the list goes on and on. Getting back […]
October 2024 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the fifteenth edition of the newsletter. Please click the links in the newsletter for the articles, (or the link below it) to open the attachment. Note on a phone you may not see the newsletter and need to click the download link to download the PDF and view it. Please feel […]
Los Angeles at Sunset
In September I celebrated my 52nd trip around the sun. My wife had the idea that I could try to fly once a week for 52 weeks as a way of ongoing celebration. While I try to fly once a week, it has pushed me to pay more attention to the calendar and my available […]
Running a Fuel Tank Dry
Every pilot should have personal minimums. Mine for fuel is to be on the ground with 10 gallons in one tank. That requires running a tank dry on long cross country trips.
Diverting from Idaho to Arizona
I was planning to meet up with my wife in Idaho for Spud Days, but instead found myself filing an IFR flight plan to Arizona.
The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh
The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight by Winston Groom presents the intertwined stories of these three legendary aviators.
El Monte – Annia’s Kitchen
Annia’s Kitchen is a great little restaurant located on the field at El Monte Airport where you can watch planes take off and land as you eat.
September 2024 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the fourteenth edition of the newsletter. Please click the links in the newsletter for the articles, (or the link below it) to open the attachment. Note on a phone you may not see the newsletter and need to click the download link to download the PDF and view it. Please feel […]
