A friend and I decided that we needed a dose of camping after our long and cold winter. I know… it really wasn’t long nor cold. For us desert dwellers, it seemed like it was. The best weekend opportunity seemed to be offered by the Arizona Pilots Association and the Grapevine backcountry airstrip located at… [Read More]
Downhill Skiing and Aircraft
I previously discussed my desire to mix aircraft and downhill skiing (Ski Truck) and reported setting up my aircraft to carry my downhill snow skis (Ski Truck Epilogue), last week I got the chance to give the setup a whirl! I got the call from my RV-4 friend late in the afternoon that the following… [Read More]
In search of Christmas Dinner
Filling Christmas day with activities was priority numero uno for me. The day was not forecast to be great with some wind all day but doing some flying was important so I disregarded that little issue. Finding Christmas Dinner was high on the list of priorities! I had the engine heater setup the night before… [Read More]
Homeward Bound
I made the 800 nautical mile flight home to New Mexico this past Saturday from my Thanksgiving trip to the St. Louis, Missouri area. The visit with family was great! I so much enjoy getting to visit with my sisters (and brother when he is there), in-laws, nieces, nephews and, of course, my Mom. Getting to… [Read More]
Go East!
My family gathers at my Mom’s home in Missouri every Thanksgiving. I didn’t make it last year so was especially keen on attending this year. So, I took the week off to ensure that I’d find a weather window to go east. I watched the weather during the week and Saturday bloomed as beautiful as… [Read More]
Commercial Travel
I did a bit of traveling this week. Sadly, it was via commercial airlines. A business trip took me to Minneapolis. It is always nice to return and see some of my old stomping grounds – at least when it is not bitterly cold and/or buried under white stuff. Oddly, I barely touched a keyboard… [Read More]
Negrito Fly-In/Camping
October 5-7, 2012 was the date for the annual New Mexico Pilots Association (NMPilots.org) backcountry fly-in at the Negrito airstrip (0NM7). I’ve written numerous times about this strip – Negrito Landing Video, Me-Own Backcountry Flight/Ride, Negrito Camping, Negrito Breakfast – it is a truly wonderful place. The following video contains some aerial footage and photographs… [Read More]
Copperstate 2012
Copperstate is a Phoenix, AZ area fly-in. In the past, it moved around a bit but seems to have found a permanent home at the Casa Grande airport (CGZ). This is the same location that hosts the antique association fly-in in the spring. Copperstate is not a huge event. They have a temporary tower and… [Read More]
Airborne Sunrise
I took these photos while enroute to Grants, NM for breakfast a few days back. I was flying west looking back towards the Monzano and Sandia mountain ranges. Gorgeous sunrise!!
Cycling or Rock Climbing?
The Socorro, NM website has several really neat looking mountain bike trails listed on their site. The site isn’t the most intuitive to navigate but it does work once you get used to it. I’ve been very interested in riding the “Barite Mine and Box Canyon” trail and I recently flew over it to get… [Read More]
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