We’re Back!

Well, after a rather long dry spell, Beth and I are back into the plane building business. If you were keeping up with our hero’s last episode you knew we were getting a house with a garage/shop. Well, that house deal went sour, so we decided to build our own. We found a nice house […]

Brett’s First Solo

Still back-dating key milestones. On October 19, 2001, I did my first solo flight in 1972 Cessna 150 N18199! 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 […]

Oshkosh 2001 update!

Site updated for our trip to Oshkosh for AirVenture 2001, where we put down a deposit! 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 […]

Delivery Postponed

Well, it looks like delivery might be postponed. Although we’ve secured financing, our insurance company would require Hull Insurance (the equivalent of comprehensive coverage on a car) if we want to fly it with a lien on the aircraft. Since that coverage would be approximately $6,000 a year, we will probably finance very little of […]

VelocityXL initial website load

Site initially posted. We’re busily working on our pilot’s certificates while preparing the financing and insurance to get our Standard Velocity FG ordered. The folks at Velocity have been really helpful and patient, which gives us a good feeling about our choice.

First Flight Lesson

I’m filling in some back history for the blog, just to make the timeline complete. On July 2, 2001, I took my first lesson with Jerry MacDonald in Cessna 150 Aerobat N18199… it was 1.2 hours, with 4 landings, where we covered: Preflight Climbs Turns Takeoffs and Landings