Welcome to my corner of the aviation world, where I share the kind of flying most of us actually dream about: real trips, real training, and practical paths to the cockpit.
Here you’ll find useful flight training tips you can put to work right away, from pre-solo confidence builders to strategies for staying sharp after the checkride. I’ll be posting pictures and flight logs from interesting destinations, sharing the routes, decisions, and little details that turn “just another flight” into a memorable adventure.
A big focus here is helping you actually reach your flying goals—whether you’re starting in midlife with a full plate, or you’re younger and want to make smart choices from day one. My aim is to make this a place where you can learn something, get inspired for your next flight, and see what’s possible when you decide aviation is going to be part of your life.
In this post I’m including a few snapshots from my recent flight to the San Juan Islands with a quick stop at Anacortes, WA for fuel. It was extra windy that day, and it tested my cross wind landing technique but in the end, the $5.54 per gallon 100LL was worth it!
Some days I like to fly up to the San Juans and tour all of the beautiful islands, here’s a shot of Waldron Island with Orcas Island in the background. I saw several boats moored on bouys at Waldron Island and found out there’s a preserve there and am planning to visit it this summer on my week long boat trip to the San Juans. Oh the things we can discover from the air!
