Author Archives: Colin Summers

Tuesday, August 11 CNK4 – KANJ – KACB Part of the lost trip report. The time at the Lake was superb. Dexter got very into fishing and, even though he didn’t catch very much, it gave him motivation to see … Continue reading →

Thursday, August 6 KLEB – CYTZ – CNK4 Part of the lost trip report. The summer is all about the boys seeing some places other than home. The airplane is great for that. So far they have seen nearly every … Continue reading →

Sunday, August 1 KMSN – KIAG – KLEB Part of the lost trip report. The thunderstorm line swept over us in the night and dissipated out over Lake Michigan. The breakfast at the hotel was surprisingly good (I have gotten … Continue reading →

Friday, July 30 KSMO – KHND – 36U – KJAC Part of the Lost Trip Report. Our destination is the traditional Pleasant Lake in New Hampshire, but we started our trip with two hours along the route I have travelled … Continue reading →

Our fifth and sixth trips across the country led us to these Fixed Base Operators, and I wrote the following reviews on Airnav, which is the site many pilots (including me) use to select an FBO or even an airport. … Continue reading →

These are the bees that were left when I returned to the plane. Most blew off when I started it up. The remaining dozen stayed on until run-up (the engine is at 2,000 RPM for a few moments). There were … Continue reading →

I try hard to fly twice a week. Otherwise I wonder how sharp my skills are and flying isn’t something you want to do when you are rusty. Even a little. Mistakes, especially when they start to chain together, take … Continue reading →

Forty-one hours on the Hobbs timer and we have returned from our Spring Break trip to Washington, DC. It is a little difficult to write up, since there were four blogging authors along this time. There is a page summarizing … Continue reading →