Category Archives: Flight

Just one flight, barely a trip.

Embarrassment

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Colin Summers

As I see it, the important thing with flying is to stay current. That means you can do a lot of the flying with the part of your brain that keeps the bicycle upright, or the part that keeps the … Continue reading →

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Boston Landing

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Colin Summers

(This is a part of A Summer of Flying.) A couple days after the flight to Fishers Island, Dexter and I had everything packed up and we Uber’ed out to Caldwell. The plane is sitting in the sun, fully fueled … Continue reading →

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A Run to Fishers

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Colin Summers

(photo credit: http://blog.evantinedesign.com/tag/philadelphia-art/) (This is a part of A Summer of Flying.) Once we were settling in New York City Dexter headed up to see Columbia, we drove out of the City to see Princeton and we popped down to Swarthmore … Continue reading →

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Traverse City, MI to Morristown, NJ

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Colin Summers

Friday, August 13 KTVC – KACB – KGKJ – KMMU (Part of the lost trip report.) After our incredibly, almost-theme-park-like stay in Traverse City, we needed to return to New York City, where Nell would meet us. We had a … Continue reading →

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Jackson Hole, WY to Madison, WI

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Colin Summers

Saturday, July 31 2009 KJAC – KRAP – KFSD – KMSN Part of the Lost Trip Report. This was one of my favorite days of flying. It wasn’t easy, but it was an adventure and the whole family saw a … Continue reading →

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Washington, DC to Morristown, NJ

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Colin Summers

Saturday, April 4 Sadly, Nell got news of a death in her extended family, someone the boys had actually met the previous summer out in the Hamptons. After some discussion we decided to alter our itinerary and head up to … Continue reading →

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New Orleans, LA to Charlotte, NC

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Colin Summers

Wednesday, April 1 We wanted to have dinner in Atlanta with Nell’s great-uncle Abbott. There was some weather over New Orleans when we woke up, but we waited it out (I went to the aquarium with the boys while Nell … Continue reading →

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Marfa, TX to New Orleans, LA

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Colin Summers

Tuesday, March 31 Onward to “the other L A.” Nell worked on her script while I took the boys to a delicious breakfast at Squeeze Marfa. Who thought you were going to get delicious fresh-squeezed orange juice in a tiny … Continue reading →

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Santa Monica, CA to Marfa, TX

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Colin Summers

Monday, March 30 I had spent the last few days packing and re-packing the plane so that all the little bits and pieces I needed were on board, but out of the way. I had the boys’ clothes packed along … Continue reading →

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Coming Back Solo

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Colin Summers

Well, I made it all the way back across. The boys had a birthday party that they wanted to make it to, so Nell had to bring them home on JetBlue. She loved the flight east and was sad that … Continue reading →

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