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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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Justice, where is it?

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Colin Summers

Nothing but clouds since I received my Private Pilot Certificate. My father-in-law is in town and I would like to take him flying. Astonishingly, my brother-in-law has said it would be okay to take my fourteen year old nephew up … Continue reading →

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Junkie Thoughts

Posted on October 21, 2005 by stingraydoctor

Directly after getting my license I left for a three week data collection trip to the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart. I thought perhaps I would look into getting a flight while I was away. Nothing pressing you understand, not … 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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Two Pilots

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Colin Summers

I passed. I now hold a Private Pilot certificate and the United States Government says that I can carry passengers in a small, single engine airplane which lands on terra firma (as opposed to the water).That’s the important thing. The … Continue reading →

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One Day Left

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Colin Summers

I flew yesterday at 10am. Eventually Adam and I will get around to describing our primary instructor, Bob Delleo. He’s a fairly strict guy and has exacting standards. That’s been, at times, very frustrating (and demoralizing) when taking a lesson, … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Colin Summers

The ADIZ is a special zone of airspace around Washington DC. The Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) is huge. It was meant to be temporary and was defined in February of 2003 when, well, I guess we were scared. Now … Continue reading →

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By way of Explanation

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Colin Summers

Back near the end of July 2005 I wrote the following bit of explanation for some friends about my new interest: Walking down the sidewalk near the house, in the sun, with Rudy’s hand in my right and Dexter’s hand … Continue reading →

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The First Item

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Colin Summers

This blog will be a strange place. We’ll use it as a flight log, but I plan on posting my musings about flying here, too. Right now it is just Adam and Colin. Maybe eventually passengers will have a comments … Continue reading →

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