Feb 2012 Lori Plourd (Maine)
Lori Plourd is based at KIZG, Eastern Slopes Regional Airport, Fryeburg, Maine.
This picture was taken just after landing the Piper Super Cruiser at Great Barrington Airport. I had just finished my biennial.
I love to fly and I’ve flown everything from a light sport aircraft Gobosh & Valor, Piper Cubs, Cruisers (on wheels & floats), Colt, Cherokees to Warriors, and of course Cessna 150s, 152s, 172s, and Diamonds to Cirrus.
Since I don’t own a plane, I’m free to sample a wide range of general aviation aircraft and I’m having a ball. Some aircraft I only get to sample once or twice, but many others I have had a chance to master. The first taildragger I flew and master was the Piper Colt, and that really prepared me for seaplane flying – love the glassy water landings the most!
Eastern Slopes Regional Airport
Most of my flying is done in the “backyard” literally making turns around a point (my house) and flying to close airports for Soup Sundays, safety seminars and 99s Section Meetings. When I can’t fly from the airport – I’ll be working there. I’m an on-call employee Western Maine Aviation at IZG (Eastern Slope Reg. Airport, Fryeburg, Me. serving the Maine Western Mountains and White Mountain Region of NH). Stop in an say “hi”!
I have also made some long cross countries in small aircraft – the first being a trip to Sun & Fun in a Warrior, followed a few years later by an Osh Gosh trip in a Cherokee. The longest and most unforgettable will be my flight to Anchorage, Alaska in a 172XP. Admittedly, my role in these excursions was as more of a co-pilot, but doing my share of right-seat flying. To me that doesn’t matter – I’m in the air thoroughly enjoying the view from above and all the processes involved with flying.
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