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  • Long Cross Country

Sometimes the Delay is a Blessing

I don’t like delays, for anything. There are so many great things about flying private, and one of those is setting your own schedule. You...

Richard Brown

17 Oct 2024
  • Long Cross Country

Diverting from Idaho to Arizona

I was planning to meet up with my wife in Idaho for Spud Days, but instead found myself filing an IFR flight plan to Arizona....
Richard Brown

25 Sep 2024
  • Long Cross Country

Vegas for the Day, Baby!

When Vegas is only about a 1 1/2 hour flight away you can easily make a day trip out of it....
Richard Brown

31 Aug 2024
  • Long Cross Country, Series

Oh, The Places You’ll Go – Part III

Preparation and Flexibility are the keys to a successful multi-day cross country trip....
Richard Brown

24 Aug 2024
  • Long Cross Country

Phoenix and back below 5,000

How low can you make the flight from Southern California to Phoenix?...
Richard Brown

29 Jul 2024
  • Long Cross Country

A 760 Mile Round-Trip is “In the Neighborhood”

This might be my most rewarding flight ever. My wife and I walked into my parent’s house in Queen Creek, AZ on Mother’s Day morning,...

Richard Brown

1 Jun 2024
  • $100 Burger Runs, Flight Training, Long Cross Country

Three Flights to Wrap Up May

Back to Arizona Through the Clouds Math 17th and 19th, 2024 The day after Mother’s Day mom ended up in the hospital. Nobody was sure...

Richard Brown

28 May 2024
  • Long Cross Country

Some Lady Named Marie Osmond and 60+mph Headwinds

The Mooney Time Machine has taken the 6 hour drive to St George down to a 2 hour flight, and we love it....
Richard Brown

31 Mar 2024
  • Long Cross Country

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...
Richard Brown

29 Mar 2024

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