Chasing the Sun
In 1979 I was seven years old when the Muppet Movie came out and I loved it. Among all the songs there was “Movin’ Right Along” that they sang as they launched out on their road trip and towards the end of the song Fozzie Bear sings “Hey, I’ve never seen the sun come up […]
Phoenix and back in a day… It’s for the dogs.
I know what you are thinking. Who would fly to Phoenix, actually Chandler (KCHD), from SoCal and back in a day, and why? Well, it was literally for the dogs, two of them to be precise. Keep reading, and by the end, just like a Paul Harvey broadcast, you will know “the rest of the […]
West Coast Mooney Club 2020 Summer Conference and Retreat
Back in February 2018 we were trying to organize a fly-in for the California Mooney owners. After a fun fly-in to Harris Ranch in May 2017 there was a long dry spell. Enter Phil Corman and Michael Rodgers. Phil offered to host a fly-in for “a few” Mooney’s in Paso Robles which turned into a […]
Mooney’s are for Travelling
**A note: These flights are from June/July 2017. The post was mostly written three years ago and just recently polished up and the slides and video put together. I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane. We bought the Mooney to go places, and we have been going places… I have a new high […]
Two $100 Burger Runs in a Day
Ok, so to be honest, it wasn’t two $100 Burger Runs. I only had a burger on the second run, the first one was for breakfast… A favorite past-time for pilots is to hop in the plane and head to a neighboring airport to have a meal and then fly back. When you add up […]
4th of July Flight
I took a “Social Distancing” flight along the Orange County coast on the 4th of July. The State Beaches were closed and were deserted, a very odd sight to see on the 4th of July. This is my first attempt at a video including in-cockpit radio recordings. Doing the editing was a long, learning experience, […]
New Transponder? Crackling/Popping in Your Headset?
Are you one of the many who had to upgrade their transponder to be ADS-B compliant? Do you hear a crackling/popping sound in your headset now? It just might be the location of your transponder antenna. I was flying around with an old Narco AT-150 transponder. It had served me well for almost three years […]
Window Tinting
*** Updated 06/12/2020 with pictures of the windshield brow, scroll down for those pics. Here we are in the middle of the “Dog Days of Summer” which makes for some high temps inside the cabin. I made a post a little while back about building a home-made AC Unit which helps tremendously. Another thing that I […]
Flying – Coupon Style
Who has heard the line, “Look how much money I saved buying this!”? Everybody have their hand in the air? I have heard it, and am guilty of using it myself… Everyone who owns a plane knows that you are not saving money, so how does that relate to flying you ask? Well… Last Saturday […]
Joe Davies Heritage and Blackbird Airparks
It was an overcast day (I don’t have my Instrument Rating yet) and my wife wanted to go see the California Poppy Preserve. We had flown over it once before three years ago but she wanted to be able to walk around, and with the stormy skies this would be a great Saturday to make […]
Hazel’s Flight
There are two types of people, those who look up every time they hear a plane and look to try and find it, and those that don’t even notice. Hazel, every time she hears a plane, is looking and pointing to the sky saying “Bampa!” We finally got a chance to take her and her […]
New Years Day – Post Annual
Today was a gorgeous day in Southern California, temps in the upper 60’s, clear skies, light winds, a great day for flying. Having just wrapped up the annual inspection I needed to take the plane up and make sure everything was operating properly before taking anyone flying. I had 16 gallons of fuel in the […]
