Category Archives: Trip

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Long past bed

Posted on December 16, 2005 by stingraydoctor

Well, it is long past bedtime but I am still flying around in my mind so I will jot down a few quick thoughts on the recent trip to Catalina with Colin. I rented a 172 at South Bay Aviation. … Continue reading →

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The Worst Possible Case

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Colin Summers

Yosemite was rainy, which was a surprise. That is, it wasn’t predicted. That made me a little nervous about what might be happening down in Fresno. We stayed an extra night up in Fish Camp because it was so beautiful … Continue reading →

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We’re Thankful for Bernoulli Who Let us Fly to Yosemite

Posted on December 2, 2005 by Colin Summers

Nell’s sister Claire decided to have Thanksgiving up in Yosemite at a big lodge. We were thrilled when she said we could tag along. We had considered going to the Grand Canyon with Adam and Sharalyn, but it seemed like … Continue reading →

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Take offs are ho hum, landings however…

Posted on November 21, 2005 by stingraydoctor

I realized Sharalyn and my mom were not much worried about flying with me as I took off from the bleak and windy airport at Bullhead City. My passengers all have headsets and each headset has a mic. I can’t … Continue reading →

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A Shared Addiction

Posted on November 18, 2005 by stingraydoctor

Well, another day off and another great day of flying. Yet another reason I want to live closer to my folks. I was not sure how Mom would take to flying since she is overly concerned with her mortality in … Continue reading →

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Five Landings

Posted on November 14, 2005 by stingraydoctor

Alex summed it up when we taxied into the jet center at Santa Maria to find our rental car waiting with doors open… “I feel like a sheik.” The day seemed foggy from the home base, but a check of … 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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Travelogue to Vegas

Posted on October 28, 2005 by Colin Summers

Yesterday I flew to Las Vegas in a Diamond DA40. Robert Stewart is a salesman for US Aero. Because I really can’t consider a plane seriously without flying it on what would be a standard flight for me (to Las … Continue reading →

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