There’s no specific flight associated with this post. I am writing this today to honor a good friend whose life we will celebrate tomorrow. We moved to the Bar V-K in Sanger, TX just over a year ago. Almost immediately,…
2.15.2010 – N89EL (1989 Bellanca Super Viking) KGTU – KCLL – KGTU 1.3 hours, 0.7 night In February of 2010, I was about 5 months into my new job at xMatters. I had already become good friends with my technical…
2.15.2005- Lancair 400 KGTU – Local 0.4 hours Typical of February weather in Central Texas, this particular morning started with a low overcast layer and cool temperatures. However, by noon, the clouds had cleared and a nice winter day was…
10.6.2004 – N65343 (2004 Cessna 182) KIDP – KGTU – KAUS 4.0 hours, 2 instrument approaches, 1 landing, 0.8 night. On October 5, 2004, Bryan Bogle and I shared one of my life’s coolest experiences. We arrived at the Cessna…
6.2.2013 – N1313V (2006 Legend Cub) TX32-F35-TX32 1.9 hours November 17,1990 was my 15th birthday. I got up, ate breakfast and Mom made my brother and I fold a load of towels. Then we loaded up in the car and…
Since I posted the blog on my Viking Affair, several things have changed. Most of them are very positive. It’s worth a little perspective now that it’s been 10 months since my stroke. First, we moved to Sanger, TX. Sanger…
January 5, 1993. I crawled into the left seat of N28061, a 1978 Bellanca Super Viking. I was 17 years old, with the ink barely dry from my private pilot check-ride exactly a week earlier. After flying a Cherokee 140…
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