We made perfect use of the corporate Cessna 182 today. First I picked up my boss in Milwaukee, which was exciting to me because I don’t often get to go to that airport. (The FBO’s fees deter me as a … Read More
Snow showers – lots of them not reaching the ground – made it a good day for my student to practice filing an IFR flight plan for a short round-robin. He practiced approaches in Clintonville and Appleton. These pictures give … Read More
The ice on Lake Winnebago has gotten even worse than it was about a week ago. Hopefully the Neenah Animal Shelter “Boots on Bago” fundraising event can still go on, but people might have to wear some highly waterproof boots! … Read More
Usually about this time of year, people are gearing up for sturgeon spearing and bringing hundreds of ice fishing shanties onto Lake Winnebago. Right now, the ice conditions are downright scary-looking by February standards. I saw some ice fishermen not … Read More
A few photos from today’s 182 trip to Kokomo, Indiana and back: Whatever this is in northeastern IL, it doesn’t look like Wisconsin’s lakes Just north of Oshkosh, WI. Can you spot the alien in this picture? Lake … Read More
There were a few more showers and neat sights on my return trip to Indianapolis today to pick up my passengers. Showers on the other side of Lake Winnebago: Light rain and a rainbow near Waukegan, IL: Six Flags Great … Read More
Here are a couple of pictures showing the view from 7,000 feet on a cross-country flight from Madison to Green Bay today. EAA AirVenture is only a couple of weeks away. Hard to believe. I could see the preparations being … Read More
My Jet Air coworker Wayne and I gave rides at the annual Wings & Wheels fly-in in Sheboygan today. He flew the Cessna 175 and I flew the Cessna 172. I flew over from Brennand Airport in the morning and … Read More