The Grand Adventure
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] (This was originally published in 2013… thought I’d dust it off and publish it.) It still amazes me how far the human race has progressed in technology over the past 40 years. I mean, look at written history over the past couple of THOUSAND years, then look at […]
I was watching a beautiful snowfall many years ago at night. There was not one whisper of wind. The snow was falling straight down out of the sky. The flakes were all sizes, from fractions of an inch to a couple of inches. As you know, theoretically, no two snowflakes are alike. The flakes were […]
I’m very excited to partner in this wonderful plane with a brother from a different mother! ADS-B in and out, WAAS GPS with GPSS coupled to 2-axis AP and slaved HSI, backup/secondary ILS, Shoulder Harnesses, State of the art engine monitors with GAMIs, Rosen Sunvisors, many freshly overhauled items. FAA lists it as a ’69, […]
Highlights: IO-520 BB engine, 585 SFREMAN (2009) and 40 STOP with RAM Nickel Cylinders and GAMIs EDM-900 engine monitor Aspen 1000 Pro with synthetic Vision and AOA Full Avidyne stack with ADS-B out 100 Gallon fuel capacity with 92 usable 174 knots 100 degrees ROP (16 GPH) at 8000 feet or 167 knots 30 LOP […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] I just got through with a very aggravating experience trying to book a rental car from Hertz. I’m joining a few fellow Beechcraft Bonanza pilots in Florida in a few weeks to practice formation flying. Every year we practice taking off, flying, and landing in close formation, in […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The world is full of crazy people. Hopefully none of them are your own flesh and blood! My boys are 7 and 9 years old, so they are still a little too young to get caught up in the Tide Pod Challenge. Thank heavens! What starts as “innocent” […]
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] When I worked in IBM Marketing, we ran quarterly pulses on the market to ensure that our offerings were still relevant and on-point with our customers, partners and competitors. I’ve worked with companies that also do this to varying degrees, though not as masterfully. One report in particular […]