The 2018 Far East Trip is officially “ON”!! In general, New Mexico to Minnesota for a family wedding and some time at the home office. Then to near St. Louis to visit more family. Then, who knows… Maybe to Ohio to visit more family… Or… maybe I’ll have had enough of the far east and… [Read More]
Rain, Rain and Monsoon Rain!
Lots of rain at the Hacienda! This is what the southwest calls the “monsoon season” and it is sure is!! The weather guessers typically predict no rain – or a very low chance of it – and partly cloudy every day. Every day big thunderstorms build in the early afternoon and drop rain. Sometimes LOTS… [Read More]
Another Backcountry Flying-Camping Trip
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Three airplanes and five folks (including me) headed to the Idaho backcountry on June 22. This is a bit later than normal for us due to job constraints. This actually worked well for me as it provided a bit of time to get the Grand Rapids EIS engine monitor installed. We weren’t sure what to… [Read More]
Too busy to share??
The past couple weeks have been busy, busy, busy… Afraid I don’t have time to give details right now but a few photos may give you a hint as to my activities. Don’t worry – I’ll fill you in on all the gory details soon! 🙂
The Windsock Flies!
I have some amazing friends!! I don’t talk about them enough but I am VERY blessed! Three of those friends brought their RV’s up to the Hacienda recently for a weekend visit. Apparently, this was to celebrate some important event – I’m not sure what that was all about. I’ll call them “Dave”, “Ann”, and “Cathy”… [Read More]
Introducing the New Hacienda – New Mexico Property
Surprise!!! I am the proud new owner of a wee property in west central New Mexico. It is a wonderful place! VERY quiet! Sorta remote (depending on your definition of ‘remote’). Lots of trees. Nobody within sight. The stars are absolutely fantastic!! I like names and am still searching for the right one for this… [Read More]
High Back-Country Breakfast and Flight Testing
Most aviators operate their aircraft at airports/airstrips that are at relatively low altitude. This is good because there air is dense down low. The denser the air the more power the engine is able to make and the more lift the wings are able to produce. The higher you go, the thinner the air becomes… [Read More]
Early Morning New Mexico
Another early morning breakfast flight and another opportunity to behold God’s spectacular creation. New Mexico isn’t for everyone (thankfully!!) but I sure do like it! The photo above is one of the many small volcanoes in the area south of Grants, NM know as the ‘Chain of Craters‘. There are a whole slew of cinder… [Read More]
Reposition the whole enchilada – Nevada to New Mexico
The last month has had me busy searching for a winter “home”. Owning an airplane has dramatically changed my “simple” life and I knew that staying in Carson City was not an option (it get’s cold and white there!). A big part of finding a winter home was finding a hangar for the plane. I… [Read More]
Nevada Boondocking
Someone told me recently that Nevada is 85% public land – such as that managed by the BLM and Forest Service. I didn’t check out the information but from what I’ve seen, it isn’t terribly wrong. I’m currently located on a nice big chunk of BLM managed land near the Carson River and Silver Springs,… [Read More]
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