Sport Flying

No, the Sky has not Fallen

February 25, 2013

Yes, I’m still around and still flying. I did finally finish the Annual Inspection of the Swift at the beginning of this month and have flown in a couple of times since then. Once to renew my landing currency (it had been 95 days since my last flight) and the other to have lunch with [...]

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Everything Is Due

November 13, 2012

When the calendar switched over to November I found all sorts of warnings blaring at me – well,  notices in my calendar that I set up myself. I just never noticed that everything seemed to be coming due within a 60-day period. First was my flight physical, but by the end of October. That required [...]

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No Aviation Links the Week

July 2, 2012

Sorry folks, I just couldn’t find any worthy flying article links this week. Maybe all the usual writers were out on vacation or something. I do have a few photos for you though. One of the many fun things about being based at Reno-Stead Airport is that it is often a fuel stop for some [...]

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A Beautiful Weekend for Flying

March 6, 2012

I finally couldn’t take it any more this weekend. Clear blue skies, hardly any wind and temperatures pushing 70 deg . I headed out to the airport around  9 am  Saturday and was in the air by 11:30. The time between was spent visiting with/helping my friend in the hangar across the taxiway from me [...]

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