This Labor Day weekend I flew to Prickett-Grooms Field (6Y9) in Sidnaw, upper Michigan and camped with a group of pilot friends from the Pilots of America message board. On Friday evening, I left with all my camping gear and … Read More
By the time Kent and I made it back to the airport around noon, some of the fly-in attendees had left but there were still a bunch of us there hanging around and watching gliders fly. Our friends Tony and … Read More
Steve from PoA flew his IAR 823 Romanian military training airplane from Mississippi to Ames for the fly-in, and I had the privilege of flying it with him. Back in June I rode in the back seat during a flight … Read More
Tony from the Pilots of America (PoA) message board was hosting another get-together in Ames, IA this weekend. Tonight Kent and I flew the 182 on a night IFR flight from Madison to Ames, in the clouds most of the … Read More
This morning our group had a tasty brunch in the Gaston’s restaurant, then everyone started leaving for home. Well, almost everyone. A few of us — a dozen, maybe — lollygagged around and planned to leave later in the day. … Read More
I woke up to the sound of airplanes taking off past our riverside cabin at Gaston’s this morning. The Arkansas weather was very warm and humid, so I was pretty sluggish and spent most of the day watching airplanes from … Read More
Today Kent and I flew a Piper Archer from Madison, Wisconsin to Lakeview, Arkansas to Gaston’s White River resort. This was for the annual fly-in of Pilots of America message board members. We made a stop at Camdenton, Missouri to … Read More
Dave, one of the members of the Pilots of America discussion board flew into Madison, WI from Texas with his Beech Baron 58P. This is a roomy, pressurized six-seat twin great for some serious cross-country travel. The airplane was absolutely … Read More