There was a lot going on this weekend. First, I went flying with an instructor for the first time in 9 years (check out the new Flight Training section under Flying), and Elizabeth took her first passenger since the upgrades for a ride down to Clermont County Airport, the home of Sporty’s, since it’s very close to the length […]
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UPDATE: The NTSB initial report and probable causes are out, the Fayetteville Observer is reporting, and the NTSB is saying that the airplane only had 143 total hours since 1996, that the airplane was out of annual, Kirk’s total flight time was 375 hours, that he was not current, and that the turbo wastegate may […]
Read MoreMany years ago, when I started this website, I’d intended to add a section detailing and documenting my flight training (the time and costs as well as my reflections). Years went by with me building the airplane and Elizabeth preparing to eventually fly her, and there was just nothing to report on. That is beginning […]
Read MoreThis is a running summary of my flights and their costs for others looking to get their Private Pilots Certificate. Note that I did have some hours in the early 2000s, but I wouldn’t consider myself a natural, so your results will vary. All in Piper Warrior N89296 until flight lesson 21 when I switched to the […]
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We’re still getting ready for Rough River, with today’s update being getting a “brag board” ready for the fly-in. This is the board that folks setup in front of their airplanes to tell folks all about them. We went back to Zazzle to get ours printed up (in our signature font), and I’m really pleased […]
Read MoreFly along with Victor Fox as Elizabeth gets comfortable in the Velocity again in preparation for Rough River. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex […]
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