Nothing quite like a quick flight after work. Kelly and I went up and caught a fall sunset over Seattle.
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Finally got around to getting the repairman certificate. The name is a bit of a misnomer–no authorization is required for anyone to work on the airplane, but the repairman certificate allows me to sign off on the annual inspections, the …
Forgot to post about flying home from Jackson. Not too much to report. We did fly all the way home in one day. We filed a flight plan to go nonstop, but by the time we got near Pendleton, OR, …
Since before we started building the airplane, it was a dream to fly to Jackson Hole. My parents have a house there, I’ve been there many times to visit, and it was the site of my first “small” airplane ride…
Kelly and I love camping, so it was just a matter of time before we went on an airplane camping trip. Seeing the campers at Orcas Island a few weeks before wet our appetite, so we decided we needed to …
Kelly’s dad got her a folding bike for her birthday, and he was nice enough to give me a matching one as an early birthday/Christmas present, so now we have some ground transportation! We decided to try them out on …
I got my instrument rating back in 2002, when I was still in Boston, but I haven’t been instrument “current” since 2003. Now that we have an airplane and want to be able to travel more reliably, it makes sense …
After our trip to the beach, we were up to nearly 45 hours on the plane, but it had never been cleaned (aside from the windshield). With another day of warm weather, we decided it was time for a bath. …
Finally time for a real trip! The weather was supposed to be spectacular for the weekend, sunny and fairly warm, so we decided to head for the beach. There are tons of airports on the coast, so we decided we …