A Year with the Tiger

Five years ago tomorrow I had my first flying lesson. In the four years following, I had a grand total of 120 hours in my logbook, and half of them were the first year. For those of you who might be wondering, that's really not a lot. It wasn't exactly by choice- given the opportunity... Continue Reading →

Friday Fun: Your own two place jet

Sonex aircraft introduced an affordable (everything is relative) single seat jet a few years ago. Just this week they've announced a 2 place version of the same model. Expected completed cost is around $140k. While mostly impractical, it's hard to argue that this thing wont be at least as much fun as the single seat... Continue Reading →

“Kids these days…”

Don’t you just love it when someone starts a conversation with this? “Kids these days need to keep their heads outside! Watch for traffic. They're too busy looking at screens and following the magenta line.” You’ve heard some variation of this. Maybe you’re the one saying it. Age is a poor qualifier for most things.... Continue Reading →

Friday fun: acing your written

I've had a blast following Sara Nilser go from not knowing much about flying to well on her way to getting her wings. She did a great write up this week on how she got a 98% on her written test by going all in on her studies. I'm currently studying for both my Instrument... Continue Reading →

What does it cost to own an airplane?

I have several friends who put their whole lives in spreadsheets. It makes me a little bit jealous because I generally don’t have the discipline for this. I think in generalities, not minute details. Plus it’s just not my style. I’ve been building my airplane for the second year now, and I get two questions... Continue Reading →

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