September 2026 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the thirty-eighth 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 download […]
Just Another Mooney Day
The Mooney really is a Time Machine. I have written before that we all have 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, and 52 weeks in a year. But if you own a Mooney, it sure feels like there’s more than 24 hours in a day, almost as if you are cheating […]
August 2026 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the thirty-seventh 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 download […]
A Flight for the Ages
Some flights are just better than others. I still haven’t had a “perfect flight.” There’s always some aspect of the flight—I missed or bungled a radio call, it was bumpy, there was a headwind for some (or all) of the flight, in a lapse of judgement I decided to treat the centerline as a suggestion […]
July 2026 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the thirty-sixth edition of the newsletter. It’s officially three years old! 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 […]
A Mooney Masterpiece
“Oh, my goodness,” was what came out as he took the painting out of the box and handed it to me. There on one knee holding it out in front of me, my eyes scanned across the painting, coming to rest on the reflection painted on the right wing. “You see the reflection?” I asked […]
June 2026 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the thirty-fifth 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 download […]
Hybrid Flight Plans – VFR to IFR
Let me first preface this article with a few disclaimers. This is like the beginning of all the painful seminars and webinars I sit through to learn how the state of California is making life even more miserable for businesses when the lawyer giving the meeting says “This is not legal advice, we encourage you […]
May 2026 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the thirty-fourth 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 download […]
Flying in St. Thomas, USVI
Discover the thrill of flying a Piper Warrior over St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands! Low approaches in Culebra, flamingos at Anegada, and stunning Caribbean views with a local CFI. Vacation flying at its best.
April 2026 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the thirty-third 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 download […]
Greatest Burger Run Ever
A surprise $100 burger run to Gillespie Field turns into an unforgettable Mooney flight and new friendship. The best part of GA isn’t the flying—it’s the people.
