AOPA Magazine Features the Velocity Twin

Check out this month’s (January 2013) AOPA magazine for a cover story on the Velocity Twin by Dave Hirschman. It’s pretty positive, and is the only time that I know of the Velocity being featured in what is, essentially, a GA (read as not experimental) magazine. In fact I don’t recall any experimentals getting this treatment, though […]

Flight 43 – I finally earn wings of my own

A big day here in the old town. After weeks of wrangling with schedules and weather and mechanical issues, I finally was able to get my checkride int today. It was fairly stressful getting ready, as I tend to have a bit of performance anxiety (and I hate to fail), and pretty much all of […]

PTS passed – Private Pilot Certificate Awarded by Martha Lunken

I don’t normally post flight training stuff here on the blog, because it’s not of interest to everybody (some folks are just interested in stories about the airplane), but I thought I’d just give folks the heads-up to check out the “Flight Training” section on the lefthand side if you are interested as I was […]

Winter flying

My flight test for today was scrubbed and moved to tomorrow, so instead Elizabeth went out and got current in our plane. It was just a few patterns, but it was good practice as she hadn’t flown the Velocity on snow before. The winds were light, and the sun was out, and she looked uber-cool […]

PTS Cancelled due to mechanical

I didn’t get to take my checkride again today, and having the exam hang over me is kind of like having a court date – you just want to get it over with. Unfortunately I showed up early to get a little practice in, and the left brake had absolutely no effect. I’m scheduled again […]

PTS Rained out

I’d mentioned that today was the day for practical exam (the checkride), but rain and low ceilings scrubbed the flight. I’m rescheduled for next Sunday. Wish me luck.