To Omaha on April Fool’s Day
Lots of flying on this April Fools Day. About six and a half hours round trip to Millard Airport in Omaha, Nebraska and back. I dropped off a couple of guys and flew home solo in the Cessna 182. I … Read More
Flying to Boone, Iowa and In the News
I flew the 182 to Boone, Iowa to drop off passengers for the Farm Progress Show that alternates years between Decatur, IL and Boone, IA. It was almost as hot as our 100-degree experience in Decatur last year — this … Read More
Return Trip to Ames, Still Hot
Back to Ames again today to pick up my passenger. Dodged showers on the way, both ways. It’s still hot out — this time, in the 80’s up in the air on my ride west, and still pushing 100 on … Read More
Hot and Hazy Trip with Mississippi River Eye Candy
The radio in the airplane was pretty entertaining today as I flew the Cessna 182 VFR to Ames, Iowa to drop off a passenger. EAA AirVenture starts tomorrow in Oshkosh, so thousands of pilots are on their way in. This … Read More
Fort Dodge, IA Trip #2
Back to Fort Dodge, Iowa today in the 182: Southwest WI Mississippi River & Harpers Ferry IA Mississippi River & Harpers Ferry IA
Fort Dodge, IA Trip #1
Here are some pictures from a corporate trip to Fort Dodge, Iowa and back: (click to enlarge)
Visiting my Alma Mater
Since moving back home from college in 2005, I’ve only been back to Dubuque a few times and had only been on campus again once briefly, until today. Tyler, a flight student at Jet Air, plans to attend the University … Read More
Sunday Views from the Office
I made a 5.1-hour work-related trip to Boone, Iowa and back today in the Cessna 182. Here are some pictures. I especially loved the view of the Prairie du Chien area from holes in the clouds. Bizarre-looking weed-cutting in a … Read More