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Well, if you are reading this on the web page (as opposed to in a newsreader like Google’s Reader), then you’ve noticed a layout change. I upgraded the software (WordPress) which publishes the blog. Oh, exciting, I know. But, it … Continue reading →

There is now an updated version of this guide. I’ve only done it twice, so I imagine that I will make alterations to this guide after we have done it as a family. Both times I was with people with … Continue reading →

I’ve been a good customer of many businesses across the country, a lot of them situated on airfields. I use a website called AirNav to look up airfields before I land there. It will tell me if the food is … Continue reading →

Traveling across the continent in the plane for the first time was not something I took lightly. I read a lot, studied the charts a lot, and talked to a lot of other pilots. After much consultation, this is what … Continue reading →

Here is an important lesson. After my flight from the Canadian border to the eastern tip of Long Island, I was wiped out. I parked in the pitch black at night on an unfamiliar ramp. I did my usual parking … Continue reading →

Back on August 17, after our visit to the Diamond factory and our traditional return-to-civilization meal at the CN Tower, the boys and I crossed into the United States, cleared customs at the Buffalo airport and headed toward the eastern … Continue reading →

I’m not an environmental nut. I have a friend who says that the Green movement is just a substitute for religion, which scares me because it appears to be so true. There are some who proselytize, but most seem to … Continue reading →

Some of the blog isn’t going to be in the order it happened. Darn. It was a long trip across the country to the east coast, and even though it was exciting and exhilarating, I was exhausted by the time … Continue reading →

BDR – AVP Bob Whitehead, my business partner, decided that he’d rather brave the little plane than the cattle car of SouthWest to get back to Santa Monica. Nell convinced me that the smart thing to do was to fly … Continue reading →