One of the great things to do at AirVenture is sit your rear down alongside a runway and watch the arriving aircraft come streaming in. I found time this afternoon to park my camping stool in front of the green dot on runway 27, a...
I'm happy as I can be 'cause I made it! To AirVenture! Only 3:35 Indianapolis to OSH. It was severe clear departing Indy but in less than an hour we were flying under a cloud deck around 2300'. The flight became "the coolest flight ever" when...
I'm finally on my way to AirVenture and for the first time in three years, I'm not solo! My husband decided to join me this year for a week of fun in the land of many lakes. Balls to the wall!! Personally, I think he's...
They're coming from near and far, all headed to what is the busiest airport in the world for one short week. Look out Oshkosh, here we come!! [caption id="attachment_26977" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Brian Matz[/caption] "Waitin' on weather in Kankakee, IL. Only 2.5 hrs to Oshkosh. Got time to...
Anybody up for a Fly-out?! I have several fly-ins on my calendar this next few weeks, including AirVenture, but group fly-outs are a fun thing to do too. Here are two I'll be part of and you're invited to come along! Lake Michigan Trip, August 23 -...
Above photo from 2012 Fly-in. Video & comments from Vanessa Jump Nelson: Thirty Cubs had flown in by Thursday and a total of 60 Cubs flew in by Friday night. I was honored to take noted aviation photographer Eric Presten up to shoot some "setting...
What a fun way to fly --- surrounded by yellow Cubs! Thank you to Vanessa Jump Nelson from Oregon for showing us how to have a great time! [caption id="attachment_26872" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Over Lake Shasta, flight of five Cubs flying from Independence, Oregon to the West...
Sure was a beautiful evening to fly in Indy tonight. Promptly at 5:30 I left my downtown office and couldn't wait to get to the airport for some special ME time! Somewhere between downtown Indy and KMQJ I recalled I'm doggie sitting and there's a...
Congratulations to Linda Melhoff and hubby Rich for completing the restoration of their J-3 Cub. A lot of hard work and love went into this project! Our precious Piper J-3 Cub is flying!  Her test flight was June 6th and she flew "hands off" with everything working great. The...
Ladies, remember back to the time before we got our pilot licenses and tell me why we didn't think of this?! It's something that involves airplanes, is incredibly adventurous, outrageously fun and surely would be a blast. Let me introduce you to Amber Nolan from...
