The April Fool’s joke that won’t quit
Fun fact: I haven’t worn this shirt again. I keep thinking it will go away long enough that I can forget what …
Fly Girl in Training: Short cross-country solo flying
Flying my short cross country solo to Modesto (KMOD) & Los Banos (KLSN) “Skylane 5887B, state your intentions.” Crap, crap, crap I …
Preparing for solo cross country flying
Beautiful farmland between Sacramento Executive Airport and Yolo County Airport. “So when are you going on your cross country?” my instructor Stan …
#100HappyDays: Summer flying over Sacramento
Flying over Sacramento on June 25, 2014 You know what I love? A surprise 70-something day to break up the oppressive Sacramento …
#100Happy Days: Golden West Air Show
Saturday, June 7 at Golden West Airshow at the Yuba County Airport. I think of it as the unofficial start to air …
Saying farewell to the Boeing Stearman
1943 Boeing Stearman N2S-5 On an unusually warm February afternoon, I climbed in the big yellow biplane for the last time. I …
Fly Girl in Training: On flying completely solo for the first time
Unlike supervised solos (my very first was at Yolo County Airport in July) around the pattern where an instructor watches from the …