Category Archives: Flight

Just one flight, barely a trip.

Ahhhh.

Posted on November 10, 2005 by stingraydoctor

I played hooky today. I was supposed to work on the kitchen, putting in the moldings, end cap for the dishwasher, kickplate all around, and other really rewarding tasks. These are the worst sort of home improvements because they take … Continue reading →

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The Culminating Event

Posted on November 6, 2005 by Colin Summers

As great as it was to fly all over the Los Angeles basin and out into the desert with Adam, yesterday was really the image in my head that brought me down to Santa Monica airport to begin with. I … Continue reading →

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First Flight

Posted on October 31, 2005 by Colin Summers

This weekend was the whole plan coming together, as if there were a plan. But at 12:30pm on Saturday afternoon, Adam and I climbed into our rented Piper Cherokee (N777VP) and took off from Santa Monica into the most gorgeous, … Continue reading →

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Third German Flight Experience

Posted on October 29, 2005 by stingraydoctor

This is the last of the Germany flight posts and while the airplane was conventional all the rest of the flight was not. When I returned from flying the Katana my host at the Max Planck noticed I was beaming … Continue reading →

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But for an English lesson… grounded

Posted on October 24, 2005 by stingraydoctor

When I finally figured out how to find the smaller airports in the Stuttgart area I began shamelessly emailing flying clubs asking if I might take a ride in one of their planes. I emailed several glider clubs and one … Continue reading →

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Composite airplane check ride

Posted on October 24, 2005 by stingraydoctor

The flight with Andreas in the Porsche powered DR400 just served to remind me that I really want to FLY an airplane. The club rules (and common sense) prevented Andreas from allowing me much pilot in command time in the … Continue reading →

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View from the Little Window

Posted on October 21, 2005 by stingraydoctor

On my way up to Paso Robles to take my flight test I decided to hold the Elph out the little window to circumvent the problem of shooting through scratched plexiglas. A piece of advice: hold very tightly to your … Continue reading →

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Second Judgement

Posted on October 20, 2005 by Colin Summers

It was a great flight up to Paso Robles. A little over two hours in the air. All the things that I love about flying. Dramatic paths cut through the clouds, an entirely different view of the way the weather … Continue reading →

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On the way to Judgement in 777VP

Posted on October 17, 2005 by stingraydoctor

I am not by nature suited to the rigor and attention to detail that is part and parcel of scooting about the sky without a chaperone. I am just not the detail guy. Big picture, fact bank, rapid extrapolation from … Continue reading →

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