Tweet Today, we finish up the 2013 Cactus Fly-In trip report. The previous installments of my 2013 Cactus Fly-In report are here, here, and here. Sunday morning in Casa Grande, AZ dawned as beautiful as all the previous. However; today a tailwind for the trip home was in the forecast. I love it when that [...]
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Tweet The first couple installments of my Cactus Fly-in report are here and here. I took a bunch of photos of aircraft. Of course, they never turn out quiet like I wish they would. Someday, I will become a photographer with equipment that does what I want it to do!! The quality of workmanship is [...]
Tweet Last weekend was the annual Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande Arizona. This is an Arizona Antique Aircraft Association event and always draws out some awesome antiques. This year was no different. I had some work to do in Phoenix the week before the Cactus Fly-In so I flew the RV-3 over early and based [...]
Tweet A month had passed since my last camping expedition so it was once again time to experience “the wild.” It’s still a bit cold here in New Mexico (not really but I’m a weenie) so heading west to Arizona is the safe bet. I camped at the backcountry airstrip known as “Grapevine” last month, [...]
Tweet I shot the following photos flying to breakfast a few days ago. I thought the cloud formations were very pretty (and bumpy). These are the Manzano Mountains in west central New Mexico that run along the east side of the Rio Grande river. It is fairly typical to have cloud formations like these that seem [...]
Tweet One of my flying mates is a formal Navy fighter pilot and experienced back country guy. In preparation for some of our backcountry aviation adventures this past year, he advised that I prepare for the worst. This included a survival vest. I have learned that in many accidents, all that an aviator is able [...]
