If I can’t visit my aviation friends around the country, at least EAA AirVenture brings them to me! My former student Sean, who trained with me in 2007 as an AbleFlight scholarship recipient, is visiting from Philadelphia. We went for … Read More
This morning I had the privilege of flying into Oshkosh in the back seat of the Sky Arrow with Sean. We took off around 8 a.m. under a low ceiling in winds that were already gusting to 20 knots. Matt … Read More
I woke up almost melting in my tent this morning… not on the AirVenture grounds, but at the house where I stayed for a while last summer during the Able Flight project. Wayne and Kathy are hosting several EAA guests … Read More
A year after becoming a sport pilot, Sean O’Donnell arrived in Oshkosh today to a bit of fanfare in AeroShell Square. For the past week he’s been flying his Sky Arrow around the eastern part of the country promoting Able … Read More
My former student Sean O’Donnell continues to have one big accomplishment after another. I talked to him yesterday and he told me about flying all the way from New Jersey to Atlanta in one day Saturday in his Sky Arrow … Read More
Rick Durden, host of the CFIcast podcast, invited me to be part of the show’s recording tonight. This episode’s topic is training students with disabilities and other learning challenges. I talked about my experience with Able Flight. The CFIcast is … Read More
This is the first time in a few years where I have spent more than a day or two at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Last year I didn’t attend at all. I felt kind of strange afterwards, so this year I … Read More