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When I'm not writing for aviation magazines, I share posts about my flights, products I'm testing, and new things I'm learning.
Something to do on a rainy day
One of the things I like to do is spend time working on our planes. Every time I walked by the wing tips of our Eclipse I didn’t like the dull look of the fuel filler neck. The dull grey just didn’t match the sleek look of the plane. The Eclipse service centers...
Eclipse 500 Jet Tools – Seat Release Tools – Static and Pitot/AOA – Pylon Covers
When I purchased our Eclipse 500 jet, which is an amazing airplane, I found that there were opportunities to make it easier for operators to take care of their airplanes. I had always wanted to explore 3-D printing and this was a great chance to create some useful...
Our Citation CJ3 Trip to the Iditarod Race in Alaska Took an Interesting Detour
March 2018 My friend and I were flying his Cessna Citation CJ3 to Hillsboro Airport in Oregon (KHIO) from Lincoln Nebraska (KLNK) on our way to Alaska to watch the Iditarod Race . I’ve been flying this particular CJ3 for six years, in fact it was my...
On the way to Super Bowl 52 – Hydraulic failure in the Cessna Citation CJ2
Off to the Super Bowl A friend asked me to fly the Cessna Citation CJ2 to the Super Bowl in Minneapolis while he was on a well deserved vacation. It sounded like a good idea, I always enjoy flying into busy airspace and events and it is...
ICON A5 Review – Grab your water shoes, beach towel and swimsuit!
ICON A5 Light Sport Amphibian Review - Quite a machine On an earlier blog I wrote about obtaining my Commercial Seaplane Rating in Alaska, you may have read how much fun it is to fly a floatplane (seaplane rating per the FAA). I had a blast flying the Pacer and Super...
Flying – Music – Dancing – Biking – More Flying – San Diego CA (KMYF) to Quincy CA (2O1)
920 NM Flying - 3 days/nights Music/Dancing - 93 miles Mountain Biking We've been flying to Quincy CA - Gansner Field (2O1) since the early 1980s and it never fails to be a magical place to visit. Located in Plumas County and the Sierras it is a small logging...
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