Showing posts with label Blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog. Show all posts

Friday, October 9, 2015

I'M BACK!!!

Well, its been a long long time since I have last posted. Here are some pictures to make up for the time away. Hope you enjoy!
(Columbus, Ohio)

(B -17 in Lima County Ohio)

(Station Air in all her glory)

(Middle of nowhere Ohio)

(Cruising in the 310)

(Minneapolis!)

(Sea planes galore)

(Flying in the flight levels)

(Rosewell, NM)

(Rosewell, NM)

(Carlsbad, NM)

(Carlsbad, NM)

(Middle of nowhere New Mexico)

(Durango, CO)

(Albuquerque, NM)
(Albuquerque, NM)
(PC-12)

(C - 310 at Bode Aero)

(New Mexico!!)

(Mountain flying)

(KABQ)

(Hold short, caution wake turbulence)

(Durango, CO)

Thursday, March 5, 2015

My Favorite Place to fly Cont..

Well, the wait is finally over. I am finally going to reveal one of my favorite places to fly to. I don't know how you were able to contain your excitement while waiting. In my mind I feel like i'm generating Apple level excitement. But, in all reality it is probably just my mom reading this. Hi mom!

Alright, enough waiting. The video I posted in the last post as a clue was taken on our trip to Galveston, TX! What an awesome place. Our approach into Galveston was awesome. Just look at the pictures below and you will understand why.



We chose to do a the visual approach instead of the GPS. Mainly because the GPS approach took us 12 miles over the Gulf of Mexico and everyone knows that is a terrible idea in a single engine plane. You don't do that unless you have to. Plus we got this great view on our approach.







During our stay at Galveston we had a lot of down time due to a high overcast (pictured below.)  I know it doesn't look like much. But, those clouds were right where we would be flying and like I said before clouds + camera = bad pictures. Bad pictures = unhappy clients. Unhappy clients = fired pilot. So bad situation all around.


And yes, we got to play putt putt. Putt Putt is what us southerners call miniature golf. I channeled my inner Tiger Woods. Not current Tiger though, I'd say young Tiger when he was a beast


Alex (the photographer) and myself both agreed that we would never fly this. whoever would is crazy. Absolutely crazy.


Now, I would fly this bad boy. The picture below is a Grumman Gulfstream 1 (G-159), this plane was awesome, it was love at first sight. If the owner of this plane is reading this. Hire me!





While in Galveston, we ate at a local restaurant that had the best Philly Cheesesteak I have ever had. I have eaten Philly Cheesesteaks all over the country including Philly, and this was hands down the best one! Philly you are on notice step your game up!!

Think my favorite places are boring? Let me know where your favorite places to fly to are!

p.s flying commercial doesn't count! General Aviation only!

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Favorite place I've flown to

I've been asked this question many times. What is your favorite place that you have ever flown to? I have never had a great answer to this question because I haven't flown to that great of places. But, now I have two. The first one is Carthage, NC. Carthage is a very, very, very small town. You might be wondering why it is one of my favorites? Well, Carthage just happens to be home to the Pik n Pig. What is the Pik n Pig you might ask? It is only the greatest fly-in BBQ restaurant in the world!! Don't believe me? Well, why don't you fly in and find out for yourself? Oh, and bring cash unless you like to wash dishes.

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The Pik n Pig lets you do two of my favorite things.. 1. Eat BBQ and 2. Watch airplanes. The patio below is my favorite place to take in the experience. If you happen to get bored of eating and watching/slightly judging other pilots, then you can borrow some golf clubs and enjoy their driving range. Really random I know, but just go with it. 


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As you can tell the food is delicious. Try the tea, it is the best tea in the south, and that means a lot. Us southerners live and die by our tea. Oh, and those of you reading this that don't already know when I say tea I mean Sweet tea. The only kind of tea there is.


Now on to the second one.. which is... Oh, darn guess you'll have to wait until next time I post. Boom! #cliffhanger

Don't get too mad at me I'll leave you with a short video of my flight there.