Flying to Utah

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I flew out to Moab, Utah for some mountain bicycling several years ago. I was flying an airplane which I had only flown for the last month prior, and I was still learning some of the ins and outs of the bird. It was an older Piper Cherokee …

19 May 2008  Flying

Yesterday I flew from the mountains to the sea and back again. I was up over Lake Almanor when I heard a fellow pilot over the radio. She was describing the location of a fire in the forest east of Lake Oroville to the air traffic controller. …

16 May 2008  Flying

The Chico ER has had several articles of late about bicycle commuting. The combination of “Bike Week” and the unprecedented price of auto fuel has created the “perfect storm” for the bicycling advocates to get their point across. As a devoted bicycle enthusiast, I have read with interest …

9 May 2008  Keeping in Shape

Taking Off Heavy

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I picked up some folks in Susanville the other day. Between the size of the passengers, their baggage, and the full fuel tanks, I was very near the “gross weight” of 3600 lbs on takeoff. Gross weight is the maximum total weight an airplane is rated by the …

8 May 2008  Flying

My best friend’s father passed away this week. He was 81 years old. I called him Ti George, Ti (pronounced tee) meaning “uncle” in portuguese. I wasn’t able to attend his funeral on Monday because I was flying all over the place. Ti George’s life was …

6 May 2008  Flying
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