Day 1 on my trip to Oshkosh. Crossing the Bitterroots was not fun. I had one hand gripping the crossmember and the other on the control stick, constantly correcting for all the turbulence. I landed in Three Forks, MT (9S5) for my first fuel stop. The windsock was pointed straight out, blowing about...
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Today was the day. Tail number applied. Log books signed. Fluids and systems checked. Runup passed. Three touch and goes without incident. This was the first time NX11018 has flown since July 2, 2016, just shy of one and a half years ago. What an amazing experience to finally fly after all the work...
I took my biennial trip to Bandon, Oregon. I've been going there with some close friends since 1999. This was the second time I've flown in. Within minutes of shutting down after landing yesterday, a gentleman approached me at the gas pump and immediately starts in about my airplane. "Nice Tailwind!...
I've got another trip planned to Bandon on the southern Oregon coast coming up, and I'm seven hours away from an oil change so I need to fly seven hours in the next six days because I don't want to be midtrip when my oil change is due. I've never been to Stehekin or Darrington so I attempted those d...
The boss needed supplies flown to a gentleman at Sand Canyon 1S9 in Chewelah, WA so I volunteered. This is a quiet residential airpark tucked in the Okanagon foothills in Northeast Washington. === 5 Miles South of Sand Canyon 3 Miles South of Sand Canyon N11018 at Sand Canyon Sand Canyon Wind Sock S...