Escaping the Coronavirus Status Quo isn't easy but I'm hell bent on trying. Turns out on our current trip to the welcoming state of South Dakota, we're not alone. In fact far from it. People experiencing the great outdoors surround us, most wearing masks and...
I tested negative for the Coronavirus antibody a week ago, and yet Covid-19 is still getting the best of me. Physically, I'm great and healthy as ever. Mentally, the isolation and lack of interesting life options is depressing as heck. Add to that weight gain...
[caption id="attachment_61576" align="alignleft" width="351"] Erissa Yong-Wilson[/caption] In recent days, we lost a favorite friend, Erissa Yong-Wilson, in a tragic Cessna 140 accident. Erissa was killed and her 21 year old female passenger was airlifted to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries. The accident occurred at an...
Any pilot can legally fly the Idaho backcountry, whether they are up to the task or not. You can know diddly-squat about mountain flying, density altitude or short, one-way strips but, with a big enough head and some over-confidence, pilots are perfectly free to take...
That's right, the older I get, the mellower, less stressed about the small stuff I get. Back in the day, I could get worked into a frenzy about the itty-bitty stuff, get all indignant and hellbent on fixing whatever the injustice was. It didn't matter...
Thanks to a matching grant from the EAA Women Soar Society, I'm thrilled to announce our latest 2020 scholarship winners - SEVEN in total! Introducing our SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: [caption id="attachment_61433" align="alignleft" width="462"] Spin Training Scholarship winner Allison Hoyt[/caption] Scholarship #1, Allison Hoyt, A&P mechanic and Flight Attendant from...
[caption id="attachment_61378" align="alignleft" width="239"] Picture from Lobby area, Barnstormer's Restaurant, GA2[/caption] Since I first flew at age 19, I've been flying on-the-cheap. It was the only way to make it happen back then and, as life moved on, the one guaranteed way to get everything I...
The 2020 Ladies Love Taildraggers Prescott, Arizona fly-in is officially cancelled. After much consideration, our Board of Directors have made the difficult decision to cancel our Prescott fly-in. Although the Covid-19 virus and protecting our attendees is at the heart of our decision, a secondary consideration...
As Covid-19 hangs on, I couldn't have been more interested to receive an extraordinary, mass-email invitation from Thaden Field. It was an invitation to fly in for lunch. That's right. During coronavirus, their airport restaurant is open for carry out only, but they've created a...
Yesterday morning I climbed into the left seat of Boyd's RV-7 as he waited quietly from the right seat. At that point, I'd already challenged him to a flight to circumnavigate our state, the state of Indiana, and he'd accepted with only one request -...
