Can You Be Off The Ground In One Minute

Can You Be Off The Ground In One Minute

A backhand slap from ATC, amazing Russian food, and a one minute “Void if not off by” clearance. What a great evening! How did it all start? In May 2021 another pilot on Mooneyspace was talking about possibly moving from Buffalo, NY to Southern California. I sent him...
Because I was Inverted

Because I was Inverted

About five and a half years ago, shortly after getting my private pilot license, one of my sisters asked me, “If you got a Top Gun t-shirt, would you want it to say Goose or Maverick on it?” I responded, “Maverick, of course. Goose died.”...
You Fly, We’ll Buy

You Fly, We’ll Buy

It goes without saying, 2020 has been a crazy year. “Mostly” caught up on things at work I took Wednesday off for I think 5th day off this year. We caught up on some things at the house and headed to the airport to fly somewhere for lunch. As we pulled...
Two $100 Burger Runs in a Day

Two $100 Burger Runs in a Day

Ok, so to be honest, it wasn’t two $100 Burger Runs. I only had a burger on the second run, the first one was for breakfast… A favorite past-time for pilots is to hop in the plane and head to a neighboring airport to have a meal and then fly back. When you...