Fly, fly, fly...

Tons of great flying going on lately.

Twin Time
I have been doing a lot of twin flying with Jim and seem to be getting fairly proficient. I enjoy the new toys and the power, but sometimes it feels like I'm driving more than flying and for that reason, I cannot say it is my favorite type of flying. But it is another form of the fun and you gotta give it credit for that.

Taylorcraft
Now here is where the true flying is. The 'ol T-Craft keeps on teaching me lessons, but I have tamed the beast some as well, so we're starting to work together a little better now. These old airplanes are the most fun an aviator could as for and I really do enjoy every minute of tailwheel/T-Craft flying. I can't imagine how I ever survived as a tricycle gear-only pilot. Wow.

Welp - day off tomorrow for Fathers Day, but back at it again on Monday. Having too much fun - should be illegal.

Clear skies,
kc

The windy, dreary day

Hey all...
It was another one of those days in Iowa - windy and dreary and raining if you were in the right spot. I hate days like these because they are hard to predict and it's hard to figure out what one can get done. Oh well.

Tomorrow should be a busy day -- hopefully I can get all of the flying in that I had hoped to get in. Should be around 5 or 6 hours. That'd be great.

I'm tired and it's bed time -- gotta be at the airpot @ 6:30 a.m. tomorrow. Can't be fun (hey, I mean it... it is fun!!)

See ya tomorrow!

-kc

Airplane rides & stuff

Well, this past weekend we gave some airplane rides. 23 people and 3.5 hours of flying took up my Saturday. It was good fun, but weather and wind moved in making for a rough ride. Lee Bowden, owner of the beautiful Taylorcraft, stopped in and gave a couple of rides as well. Always a good time.

Tomorrow is back to work with more instructing, a possible trip to Burlington, Iowa, and of course, mowing! :P

Clear Skies,
kc

Aviation Politics

Folks, let's get down to brass tacks. Aviation is worse than running for a public office. The politics are terrible and the "friendships" that are made are often purely for personal gain. This is a hard reality that I have started dealing with recently, because all of my aviation relationships are pure and I truly enjoy the friends I have made.

So my question is -- why are some people so ruthless when it comes to this flying stuff? Some people will say anything about another person just to ruin them. I won't name names, but there was an opportunity for me to move up but I decided against it when I heard about the true nature of this gentleman's operations. Less than professional - let's leave it there.

Anyway -- besides being thrown into the political mess of aviation, I have had a blast flying recently. Everything from the Taylorcraft to the 2004 Seneca IV - I love it all. The Taylorcraft is still the most challenging and my favorite, but the Seneca is also quite the experience. I hope to get paid to fly it one of these days. We'll see.

I continue to flight instruct at IIB. Liking that as well.

Clear Skies,
Casey