Tail Winds Both Ways?
What makes a perfect trip? First, you need a destination. Or, on second thought maybe you don’t need a destination. I confess that some great flights have started and ended at the same airport. For sake of this discussion let’s say you need a destination. If there is a good purpose for the trip it […]
I love the General Aviation Community
Art Craft finished up the touch up work and it was time to pickup the plane. The only problem was my ride to Santa Maria fell through and I needed a new ride to save driving. Who wants to drive four hours when it can be done in a one hour flight? The General Aviation […]
Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen
Everyone, unless you have been living under a rock, has heard of Area 51. The conspiracy theorists and tin foil hat folks have been talking about it for decades. Annie Jacobsen, a New York Times best selling author, conducted interviews of over 70 men who worked on the top secret base. The book’s sub-title is […]
November 2023 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the fourth edition of the newsletter. Please click the links the newsletter for the articles,(or the link below it) to open the attachment. Also, feel free to download it and share with friends. 🙂 If you would like it straight to your inbox each month, please enter your email in the […]
Flying to the Orchestra
Living in Southern California with extended family in Utah I don’t know how many times I have driven the lonely stretch of Interstate 15 through the desert from home to Las Vegas and on through more desert to St George, UT. The combination of lack of scenery, along with the inevitable traffic jams that crop […]
Reduce YOUR useless load
We probably all know someone who has spent great amounts of money in efforts to increase the useful load of their plane. Maybe that someone is you. That isn’t what this article is about. This is about reducing your personal useless load. I would wager a bet that many of us are walking around with an extra 10, 30, maybe even 50 or 60 extra pounds of useless load.
Two First Flights
One of the joys of flying is sharing that with others. Sharing it with someone who has never been in a small plane is extra special. That is assuming they enjoy it and don’t get sick, and so far, my track record on both those accounts is perfect. This month I was able to take two people up in a small plane for the first time.
Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt
The true story about the women of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who helped launch the first satellites and later rockets that explored the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond.
West Coast Mooney Club Kern Valley Campout and Fly-In
I have been to the Kern Valley Airport on the shore of Lake Isabella a handful of times and wanted to camp there from the first time I saw the campground. Situated just west of the runway, the campground is a nice grassy area with trees, fire pits, warm showers, and a short walk to […]
October 2023 Newsletter
I hope you enjoy the third edition of the newsletter. Please click the links the newsletter for the articles,(or the link below it) to open the attachment. Also, feel free to download it and share with friends. 🙂 If you would like it straight to your inbox each month, please enter your email in the […]
Flight Review
I can get in my plane anytime I want and fly over everyone, I guess it’s good that every two years someone makes sure I know what I am doing.
Parts Delivery and Rescue Flight
What can you do with a Mooney? The list seems to be endless, but here is another to add to the list. Parts delivery and rides home.
