Archive for February, 2009

Global Hug Tour Dates Changed

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Gail’s going to be a grandmother! Her only daughter, Carly is expecting her first child late August. Unfortunately, this is smack dab in the middle of the Global Hug Tour. With deep mixed emotional feelings, Gail and Darryl have decided to change the dates of the tour so they can be a part of the [...]

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How to land on a lake – with wheels!

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Guess what I did this past Sunday… I landed on a lake with my wheeled airplane. Ok.. it was a frozen lake but it was, none the less, a lake (smirk).

The place: Alton Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH at the former Alton Bay Seaplane base (B18). To the best of my knowledge, this [...]

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Flying around the globe to give 100,000 hugs

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Global Hugs Tour – from a pilot’s perspective. 100,000 hugs. 50 stops circumnavigating the world.

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