Six more to the list :-)
Virginia Aviation Ambassador Program Although I heard about the VA Aviation Ambassador Program 2-3 years ago and got started on it, I haven’t been diligent about carrying my book and collecting the...
View ArticleNo Niagara, Again :(
This has been the most elusive flyout ever! This is the fourth year in a row, that I’ve planned an October flight to Niagara Falls, that got washed out! The first year, we went to Williamsburg, second...
View ArticleSave Santa Monica Airport!
Santa Monica Airport (SMO), is a neat little airport in the LA Basin: a stone’s throw away from the city, and a perfect getaway for GA travel. With two restaurants on the field: Typhoon and Spit Fire...
View ArticleBook Review: Fifty Classic Destinations for Pilots
“I find it fun to fly into SLO airport. There are little volcano-like mountains all around. Morro Bay and it’s signature rock is ever present, sometimes it’s foggy but never seems to be low to the...
View ArticleRichmond, VA
Monday Morning Musings Oh the joys of winter weather flying! This past week, Snovember descended on Buffalo dumping almost 7feet of snow. 7 feet! And it is still fall and only November. In the mid...
View ArticleCan you guess the airport?
Fresh on Friday: POTW#4 Answer: Avalon Airport in the Sky on Santa Catalina Island off the coast of California See Also: Avalon: Airport in the SkyFiled under: $500 hamburger, $500 Vegeburger,...
View ArticleName the Airport Game #2: Where am I?
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Answer: Gettysburg,...
View ArticleTop Ten Popular Posts and New Year Resolutions
My adventures flying to the Bahamas in a C172 continued to be the most popular post for a second year in a row. It seems there are a lot of people interested in or at least dreaming about doing this…...
View ArticleName the Airport Game #3: Where am I?
Boneyard Clue: “Spaceport”, “Scaled” Answer: Mojave, CA. Of Course if you are wondering….Filed under: $500 hamburger, $500 Vegeburger, Airports, Aviations Greatest, flying destinations, Fresh on...
View ArticleLogging Memories V
Long Distance Flying: Part 1 It took me a while to get here. But it is absolutely fabulous. Once you have run out of the excitement of flying for that coveted vege or ham burger run, you itch to...
View ArticleName the airport game #5: Where am I?
You can get a Virginia Ambassador stamp here and revisit history…. you know bull run and such Answer: Manassas Regional Airport (KHEF)Filed under: $500 Vegeburger, A. Picture. A. Day., flying, flying...
View ArticleBest of 2015
Life is full of choices I bought a T-shirt one year at Airventure that read “Life is full of choices”. How true. 2014 was an incredible year. I flew a lot. I flew to the Bahamas. To Sun ‘n Fun.…...
View ArticleName the airport game #7: Where am I?
Where it all began… Filed under: $500 hamburger, $500 Vegeburger, A. Picture. A. Day., Airports, Aviations Greatest, flying, flying destinations, Flying lessons, Fresh on Friday, Friday's Picks,...
View ArticleName the Airport Game #9: Where am I?
Go Hokies! Answer: Virginia Tech/ Montgomery Executive Airfield (KBCB) See Also: Blacksburg, VAFiled under: $500 hamburger, $500 Vegeburger, A. Picture. A. Day., flying, flying destinations, Fresh on...
View ArticleMonday’s Inspiration: Up in the Air
FOG Descends on Charly’s Lunch with old and new friends, with a chance to dust off the cobwebs, thaw out the icicles and enjoy a good meal, with some fun flying preceding and succeeding. 6 planes and...
View ArticleSydney Metro Airport
Harbor Flight I wasn’t really sure if I would make it this time too. The first time I was in Sydney, I had managed to call the Bankstown airport to determine if they would let me fly with a US…...
View ArticleMother’s Day Flyout
My first (or rather my co-pilot’s) “GoGarmin” video Beautiful (but squirrely) Spring day for a flyout with the group for lunch at the Flying Machine Cafe in Chester Country Airport in Coatesville,...
View ArticleFour More Stamps
Lately the weather has not been cooperative, at least not on weekends. Weeks ahead, I had reserved an aircraft, and planned the flight to Hampton Roads. We had a good group of 4-5 aircraft with 10-12...
View ArticleName the Airport Game #11: Where am I?
“Top of Virginia” Filed under: $500 hamburger, $500 Vegeburger, A. Picture. A. Day., Airports, flying, flying destinations, Fresh on Friday, Friday's Picks, Photographs and Memories, Pilots, Planes...
View ArticleIt’s OSH Time!
In case you wondered… It is 16 days away…. and I unfortunately can’t make it. Not this year and definitely not next year, but after that, anything is possible! I’ve lost track of how many times I...
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