Giacinta Bradley Koontz (Bakersfield Meadows, California) [caption id="attachment_47369" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Photo: Commemorative Air Mail flight from San Diego to Seattle[/caption] I've been an aviation historian and author for over 20 years and am a close friend of Miriam Orr Seymour who authored the "Around the Rim Flight"....
I've been excited about the prospect of flying around the rim of Maine for a long time, but the reality of it set in this morning. Yesterday we'd flown from Niagara Falls, NY to 59B at Jackman, Maine, and that last hundred miles brought home...
Today was Day 2 on our USA Perimeter flight and fly we did - Niagara Falls, New York to Jackman, Maine. [caption id="attachment_47352" align="aligncenter" width="471"] A bumpy flight. Note to self: next time cross the rough stuff EARLY in the day![/caption] If what's happened so far is...
It's going to be hard to top Day 1 of our USA perimeter flight, but we're going to try our best. Niagara Falls was today's destination, and although the low ceilings hang on longer than predicted, blue skies finally won the day. [caption id="attachment_47329" align="aligncenter" width="570"]...
After much planning and prepping our big day is finally here. Today Boyd and I depart on a flight around the perimeter of America in our experimental RV-7. With the condition inspection complete, avionics bug fixed, WingX updated and dozens of small but important preparatory...
Lisa Mannina is based at KNEW, Lakefront Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana. I am an Observer Pilot and patrol pipeline in a Citabria. I have flown it here and there, but would love to get my endorsement so I can fly by myself! Ratings: I have my PPL, Instrument, and currently...
