by Rich Pickett | Oct 4, 2020 | Uncategorized, Airplane Cross Country, Eclipse Jet, Flying Adventures
October 2020 – Grand Canyon Arizona Jane and I have been flying with our bicycles since 1981, and have loved every minute of it. From our first time carrying full size bikes in our small Grumman Cheetah, Piper Seneca II, Piper Meridian, Cessna 172s, and now,...
by Rich Pickett | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized, Airplane Cross Country, Cessna Citation, Citation CJ3, Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Flying Adventures, Inflight Emergency, Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion
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...
by Rich Pickett | Sep 4, 2016 | Airplane Cross Country, Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Float plane, Flying, Flying Adventures, Seaplane
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...
by Rich Pickett | Jul 7, 2016 | Airplane Cross Country, Featured, Float plane, Flying, Flying Adventures, Mountain Biking
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...
by Rich Pickett | Jun 4, 2016 | Airplane Cross Country, Featured, Flying, Flying Adventures
Flying to the Grand Canyon – KMYF – KGCN Four weeks after breaking my ribs while mountain biking in Sedona , I was back on the bike in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Biking the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is quite different than Sedona....
by Rich Pickett | Apr 12, 2016 | Airplane Cross Country, Featured, Flying Adventures
For those of you who have visited Sedona AZ, you’ve seen the spectacular scenery and riding. For those who have not, it should be on your list. I flew our Cirrus SR22 to Sedona AZ with a friend, and client, Sarah who is taking her Private Pilot check ride this...
