To OSH or bust! EAA AirVenture 2013 in photos, part 2
Greetings from the desert! Literally, I’m writing from Phoenix today, and also from that desperately dry patch between big aviation events where …
Thursday 13: End of Summer snapshot
Cheeks puffed out, lips pursed, I grumped at Mr. T. (Yes, “grumped” is a verb in our house.) “One too many biscuits,” …
Fly Girl in Training: Landing on a grass strip
The grass strip runway. It appeared as little more than a plowed dry field because it was little more than a plowed …
Fly Girl in Training: Interpreting weather data and understanding VFR conditions
Learning how to fly requires a keen understanding of weather and VFR conditions. I learned as much on the way home from …
To OSH or bust! EAA AirVenture 2013 in photos, part 1
Third time’s a charm, they say. Well, if that references my third trek to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, then I’d say it’s …
Thursday 13: Summer 2013 snapshot
It’s already started. The pumpkin recipes on Pinterest. The Halloween candy at the grocery store. The first inklings of change in my …
Fly Girl in Training: Visiting Oshkosh as a student pilot
Team Aerodynamix (formerly Team RV) performing aerobatics in Vans RVs during the Oshkosh Airshow. I admit it. In my previous two trips …
Fly Girl in Training: A student pilot landing at Oshkosh
Huge thanks to my husband T and flight instructor, Stan, for spending so much time over the last couple months preparing me …
Fly Girl in Training: The ultimate long cross country- Flying to Oshkosh!
The Cessna 182 tied down in Custer, South Dakota. On the first day of my long cross country to Oshkosh, I figured out …
Fly Girl in Training: Flying solo for the first time
Flying solo for the first time at Yolo County Airport in a Cessna 172. I still can’t decide which experience was stranger–flying …