It’s no hot dog anniversary but four years is still fun
Yes, I really fell down on my wedding day. No, this photo wasn’t staged. If you follow the traditional wedding anniversary calendar, …
#100HappyDays: Flying over the Sierra Foothills
Flying to Calaveras County Airport, June 26, 2014 A huge part of learning to fly is navigation–knowing where you are, where you …
#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 …
#100HappyDays: The reluctant birthday boy
Wednesday’s happy included this moment from our Wednesday night hangar party where everyone serenaded the reluctant birthday boy, Ray-Dad. I’m grateful for …
#100HappyDays: Conquering crosswind landings
My Saturday flying lesson featured stiff winds–10-15 miles an hour, gusting to 20, at 45 degrees across the runway. When I first …
#100HappyDays: West Coast Formation Clinic All Up
West Coast Formation Clinic All Up 2014. Thirty one ships! What better way to end a couple days of intense formation flying …
#100HappyDays: West Coast Ravens, smoke on!
Tank, Slick and Rodoc of the West Coast Ravens smoking up the sky at the West Coast Formation Clinic, April 2014, in …
#100HappyDays: West Coast Formation Clinic 2014
Mr. T leading the ground school for safety and lead pilots at the West Coast Formation Clinic affiliated with the West Coast …
#100HappyDays: Bathmat runways
In the last year, I’ve joked that I finally figured out how to get Mr. T to help me make dinner: Ask …
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 …