Category Archives: Trip

Point A to Point B.

Pushing On

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Colin Summers

We weren’t able to get out of Albuquerque last night (thunderstorms, night, mountains), but we were up early and out in the morning. A fuel stop on Guymon, OK made us think of our friend Dean. Now we are in … Continue reading →

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Wind Shear

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Colin Summers

The tower here at ABQ pointed out twenty knots of wind shear off the departure end. So we are delaying another half hour. We still hope to make Witchita tonight, although there will be no early morning departure tomorrow.

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Second Stop: Atomic

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Colin Summers

We have found the Natural History Museum in Albuquerque. We dodged thunderstorms on the way here. We might stop on Guymon, OK.

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Sedona!

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Colin Summers

We made the first leg! It went great. Off to Albuquerque soon.

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Lights On, Nobody Home

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Colin Summers

Returning west, we were often dodging through the clouds. We flew at ten thousand feet or so, and descending to an airport seven thousand feet below took fifteen to twenty minutes. At least, that was a comfortable rate. We could … Continue reading →

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In-law Charter

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Colin Summers

Would you fly with this man? My father-in-law, Mel, and his wife, Lilla, were in town for the month of January and wanted to spend a couple days in the Bay area. I offered to fly them up and, even … Continue reading →

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The Art of Flying

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Colin Summers

It was time for another visit to the Castle site, so I scheduled another milk run for Thursday. My friend Art was available, and since he is training for his IFR it was a good opportunity to spend some time … Continue reading →

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Most Exciting Lesson Ever

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Colin Summers

Previously, the most exciting thing that happened during a lesson is when the wind picked up the tail of the Cherokee while I was starting my flare for landing. If my instructor had not been in the right seat, I … Continue reading →

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The Milk Run

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Colin Summers

According to my logbook I have flown the round trip from Santa Monica’s municipal airport to Henderson Executive Airport fifteen times (as of September 12, 2006). I had one more flight into Las Vegas, but it was a stop in … Continue reading →

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Mixing with the Big Boys

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Colin Summers

This past weekend I took Rudy to Comic-con. It is the international convention of people in the comic business, held each year in San Diego. With the success of movies like Batman, The Matrix, Spider-man, Batman Begins, X-Men and so … Continue reading →

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