If you've been following my blog for any time now, you know how excited I've been about the Kodiak from Quest Aircraft. Well they have finall, after 32 months from the first test flight, recieved a Ty [More]

Boy, this IFR stuff is fabulous. Ok, so it wasn't "a dark and stormy night" kind of IFR but even "gentleman's IFR" as it is usually called in soCal is still pretty magical. Since IFR skills are prett [More]

so to speak today. I am officially no longer a private pilot. I am instead, an instrument-rated private pilot!! I successfully passed my FAA check ride today after a rather pleasant 2 hour oral and 1 [More]

I had the privilege of attending a lecture last year by Barry Schiff (of the Proficient Pilot column in AOPA Pilot magazine) on Mountain Flying at Camarillo airport. I truly enjoyed the manner in whic [More]

According to AvWeb: Bruce Kennedy, 68, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quest Aircraft, died in the crash of his Cessna 182 near the Cashmere (Wash.) Airport on Thursday. Condolences go out [More]

No, not MI-5, M5. The fifth annual Cirrus Migration where all those slippery little birds (SR20s and SR22s) all fly home to roost. While I was not personally able to be there, it was great to see that [More]

The other day I spotted a young mom and her two youngsters watching planes come and go at SNA. This is exactly how it used to be only now spectators have to watch behind chain link fences. Hat's off t [More]

Sorry 'bout the time lapse, been really busy so I figured I'd push a couple out really quickly today... The other day I was pre-flighting 4CM for another IFR training flight (yes, I'm STILL not done [More]