Author Archives: Colin Summers

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About Colin Summers

I am an architect, programmer, private pilot, husband and father. A couple of those I am good at.

The Speed of Sound

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Colin Summers

Things just move way too fast. This is Abel Tazman Lehman, Adam’s son. He’s only two, but he already dwarfs a Kansan variant of the Beech D18. He is very into trucks, cars, tractors, airplanes, anything with a motor. He is … Continue reading →

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West Coast College Hop

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Colin Summers

Our plane is registered with a vanity tail number, N971RD. It means that Rudy and Dexter were nine and seven when we got the plane (and I have just the one wife). It seems astonishing, but Rudy is now seventeen … Continue reading →

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Young Pilot

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Colin Summers

This is Swayne Martin. If I had managed to get into aviation a little sooner, and if I have been born a little later, I like to think that I would be as focused, optimistic and communicative as him. I … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Good to Have a Goal

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Colin Summers

Adam is a better pilot than I am. He has had a deep love of aviation from when he was old enough to put together a model airplane, so he should be a better pilot than I am. And his current … Continue reading →

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Jetstream Publishing

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Colin Summers

This is going up late, but I realized I hadn’t put a link in here to the second Plane & Pilot article. Adam was critical to this one getting out there because I was in the middle of writing code for … Continue reading →

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AirNav Reviews for June 2013

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Colin Summers

While on these extended trips, we make constant use of the Internet’s community of fellow travelers. I hope to eventually write up our recent trip up the West coast to the Seattle area, but before I do I need to … Continue reading →

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Damn Script Kiddies

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Colin Summers

A few months ago my mother pointed out that the flying blog had gone down. It’s not that she’s the most loyal reader (although it works out that way), she kept it as her home page in her browser because … Continue reading →

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BFG and the BFR

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Colin Summers

Roald Dahl knew how to write. And he had a little cabin on his property that was his writing space. He disappeared to it almost every day, which is one of the secrets to doing something well: do it all … Continue reading →

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Hi, I’m a Failure

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Colin Summers

As a pilot, I train constantly. One of the things I loved about learning to fly was that as soon as I was signed off to solo I could go out in the plane and, as long as I focused, … Continue reading →

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Oakland, MI to Lebanon, NH by Dexter

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Colin Summers

We woke up later than we had been which was nice. Rudy wasn’t there so Mom yelped for breakfast. She found about a place called Commonwealth, but before we went we checked out a boarding school called Cranbrook Academy. We … Continue reading →

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