The Joy of AviationSaturday June 12 9:00AM
Raindate: Saturday June 19
Sky Acres Airport 44N
I believe there will be reserved parking area (lower ramp) for people attending the meet ‘n greet
www.AngelFlightEast.org
For those of you who are looking for an EXTRA good reason to fly somewhere – consider flying for an Angel organization. And if you are in the Eastern or [...]
There have been thousands of flights bringing in tens of thousands of pounds of relief supplies. The vast majority of those flights are done by a private individual with his or her own plane. One of those pilot/owners is Joe Budge from Annapolis Maryland. Joe recently came back from spending a week of hauling [...]
Following the August 8th plane and helicopter accident that claimed nine lives, the FAA developed new airspace rules for the Hudson Corridor, or as it’s officially known, the NYC Class B Hudson River exclusion zone, which become effective today.
First I want to say that these are decent rules that we can live with (pun [...]
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 [...]
This was a four-part mission:
1) Give my friend, Pete, a memorable birthday present.
2) Enjoy some Maine-fresh lobster.
3) Expand my navigation envelope.
4) Place a new “pin” in my Airports Visited map.
5) Check off one of my life’s “to-do list” items.
First, let’s go back to the late 1970s. I was in High School and had a teacher [...]
Had another great flight yesterday. Lots of firsts and records for me.
First time in moderate turbulence
First time in the rain
First time flying above overcast
First time calling flight services for an enroute weather update
First [...]
