Anniversary the fifth
We’d just parked by the fuel pumps after an hour of Bonanza flight training. We’d gone out to get me comfortable in …
Happy Fourth of July!
From OSH 2013. T-12 days until we’re on the way to Oshkosh! “Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” –Albert …
Sacramento at 1,200 feet
Classes at Sac State ended yesterday. I should’ve spent the day grading papers but knocking around at 1,200 feet sounded so much …
A friendly note from the FAA
“What did you do?!” I exclaimed as Mr. T flipped through the mail and remarked that a manila envelope from the FAA …
Hangar time
A couple snaps from a leisurely Saturday at the airport… You can’t be a pilot if you don’t talk with your …
Fly Girl in Training: Finding my feet in the Decathlon
We were at 3,000 feet practicing steep turns, stalls, and slow flight, me knocking six months of rust off when I remarked …
Here’s to actually achieving goals in 2015
On New Year’s day, I read a short article about how of the people who make resolutions in January, more than half …
A grateful heart: My thanks to those who serve
Jason Sommes flying the Grumman Bearcat in Watsonville, CA. Photo by yours truly. A couple weeks ago, a colleague asked me how …
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 …
Thursday 13: On my mind
Played grease monkey with my father-in-law last month as he taught me how to conduct the annual inspection of the Cessna 182. …