Archive for August, 2013
Oshkosh – EAA Airventure 2013
If I had to sum it up in one word it would be…….”WOW!” I finally made the journey to the yearly gathering of pilots and aviation enthusiasts to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for EAA AirVenture! For many years it has been something that I have thought that I would someday do but now that I live only […]
First Grass Landing!
It only took 10 years but in July of 2013 I finally made my first landing on grass. The Sunday Morning Breakfast Club – SMBC was meeting up at Hartenbower Airport – 2v3. I called my pilot friend Jeff B. the night before and we met early at the Champaign airport on Sunday morning. The weather was […]
Two Trips to Detroit in Two Weeks
Although it probably seems like we are always flying somewhere, up until a few weeks ago I was behind on the amount of hours that I target for flying of at least 100 hours per year. This summer would changed that though as we have a lot of opportunities to use the plane. The weather […]