April 2024 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the ninth 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 […]
Some Lady Named Marie Osmond and 60+mph Headwinds
Some Lady Named Marie Osmond My youngest son is a student at Utah Tech University in St. George, UT. A gifted musician, he is there on a trumpet scholarship, playing in the Symphonic Band and Orchestra. He also plays the flute, his declared major, as well as the piano. The Mooney has shortened the distance […]
I Just Needed 3:51 to get to 1,000
When I passed my PPL check ride, 1,000 hours seemed like an eternity away. But, like anything else that seems overwhelming, just take it one step at a time.
Baa Baa Black Sheep: The True Story of the “Bad Boy” Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron
Baa Baa Blacksheep: The True Story of the “Bad Boy” Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron by Gregory “Pappy” Boyington is a candid look into his life and career in and out of the military.
So I walked Home from the Airport
A diversion to Durango (KDRO) for weather. Borrowing a crew car, and then sneaking out ahead of a snow storm. After almost 700 miles of flying, I was walking home.
March 2024 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the eight 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 […]
A Quick Trip to Utah for Family
Only in the Mooney Time Machine. In about 36 hours I got to meet up with my wife in Utah, see our newest grandson, celebrate an engagement, a birthday, and be back home.
A Wing and a Prayer: The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group
A Wing and a Prayer: The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II by Harry H. Crosby is an excellent, well written account of the air war over Europe and life on the ground for US Airmen.
Time to Shoot Some Approaches
I needed one approach for IFR Currency, but if you’re going to go fly, why not get a few extra?
Post Annual Flight and Night Currency
Annual inspection was completed and I enjoyed a post maintenance flight. Three trips around the pattern for night currency.
What is Your Line in the Sand
We returned from a trip to Colorado on a Thursday with plans to fly to St. George, UT on Saturday morning. My youngest son had a recital and concert that he was playing in and while the University live streams most of them, they sound so much better in person. Before departing Colorado I saw […]
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown tells the story of the Donner Party and their horrible ordeal attempting to take a “published shortcut” enroute to California. I’ll be honest, I was hesitant to listen to this audiobook. You likely have heard of the Donner Party who became trapped by snow in the High […]
