Update 1: Congratulations to Andy and Theresa Millin on winning a Bronze Lindy. I’m going to start trying to do more travel reporting now that we’re flying to more interesting locations. First up is Oshkosh, our longest flight to date, and a very significant one. So, without further adieu, Part 1… (continued in Part 2) Thursday July […]
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We’ve officially flown into our first Oshkosh. We flew to Andy’s in Michigan yesterday to beat some weather, and expected to have an easy flight today, but the weather was pretty iffy. In fact, if it hadn’t been for our friends the Rileys we probably wouldn’t have launched at all. But, the weather on the […]
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My nephew and my brother have been staying with me this week for football camp in Columbus (FBU Top Gun Middleschool Showcase). Columbus is about an hour and a half drive typically, and given all of the folks going to this event, it was taking about 2 hours to get there. The first night went […]
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Having finally finished all of my requirements, I had the privilege tonight to treat my brother and his oldest son, Jake, for a ride in N44VF. We spent most of the day at King’s Island amusement park riding the coasters and enjoy carny food, so after a quick couple of laps of Cesar’s Creek lake […]
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I’m finally there. Sure, a pilot’s license, or endorsement, is just a license to learn, and I’m sure I have many, many things to learn yet, but I can finally get in my airplane anytime I want and just fly. I spent 2 hours last night with my instructor working off the required hours to […]
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I’m now “officially” a Velocity pilot. Although I’ve been ‘signed off’ for awhile, the insurance wanted more dual time, and I finished that tonight with Pete, for a total of 15 hours dual Velocity time (5 at the factory, 5 in N44VF with John from the factory, 2 with Dave Bertram in our plane, and […]
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