April 2025 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the twenty-first 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 […]
Vulcan 607
The Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan bomber was a beast of a plane. With its giant delta wing and 4 engines generating a combined 88,000 lbs of thrust it left an indelible impression on anyone who saw it fly. When the Falklands Islands War broke out between Argentina and the United Kingdom the Vulcan was […]
You Never Know Who You’ll Meet
For everything that I can list about General Aviation that I love, I can find something about Commercial Aviation that falls somewhere between annoying and detestable. This isn’t a knock against those of you that make a living flying the aluminum cattle cars through the sky, I appreciate what you do, and every one of […]
March 2025 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the twentieth 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 […]
Turbulence is Where You Find It
Measuring Turbulence My wife has developed her tolerance for the bumps over the years that we have flown. In the first few hundred hours of flight, I would later learn, there were times that she would picture the grandkids faces as we bumped along to keep her focused on “why” she was making the flight. […]
Fly Girls
The true story of Florence Klingensmith, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols, and Louise Thaden and how they shaped aviation.
February 2025 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the nineteenth 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 […]
The Hues of Sunset
Last night as we flew to Arizona we finished listening to Fly Girls by Keith O’Brien. The closing was a beautiful letter from a mother, Louise Thaden, to her daughter. Richard’s mother passed away in December and returning to visit without her here echoes this beautiful poem in real time. She is here, in every […]
You Can Resume Normal Speed
Have you ever been looking for a reason to fly? I love to fly but will admit that there have been occasions when I had the availability to fly, but just didn’t make the effort to get down to the airport and fly. I knew that I would love it once I’m in the air, […]
Top Gun: An American Story
Top Gun: An American Story is more than just the story of how the Navy Fighter Weapons School, commonly known as “Top Gun” was formed. It is the personal journey of Dan Pedersen from his beginnings in the Navy, through the creation of Top Gun, and all the way to his retirement. From it’s humble […]
Class “G” at Catalina
I needed to get a flight in before the end of the day on Saturday to maintain my once a week for 52 weeks goal. The previous Saturday I had taken friends out to Hemet, and this was my last chance. When I looked at the weather forecast earlier in the week Saturday was promising […]
January 2025 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the eighteenth 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 […]
