Month: April 2020

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Before we get into the places I “traveled” through FaceTime calls, I wanted to share something you might be interested in… my friends, John and Leslie Caubble (FlyMauiHI.com) now have a “Fly Maui” YouTube channel, and I recently watched their new video where they talked about ForeFlight basics… It’s called ForeFlight 101. It’s really good information, and here’s a link for that video:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_wXmz7UGuFcK4paSe0gRg

I “traveled” to 3 different locations this week, not physically, but through FaceTime video calls, where I talked with 3 airplane owners and “walked around” their airplanes with them. It was a blast! Listen to today’s episode to hear about those calls.

Facetime call #1: Dallas Mount in Wheatland, Wyoming

Dallas owns and flies a 1952 C35 Bonanza. He bought the airplane and brought it back to life, after some years of inactivity. His story is inspiring, and I had a great time talking with him and his buddy Arnie. Listen to today’s episode to hear more about the history of Dallas’ airplane and the things he’s doing to get it in excellent operating condition.

FaceTime call #2: Curtis Penner in Canada

Curtis Penner was the first airplane owner I talked with this week. He’s up in Canada, just across the border from North Dakota. He’s got two airplanes, an RV-10 and a Bearhawk Patrol. The RV-10 is a tricycle gear traveling machine, that Curtis describes as “Like a Cirrus, but affordable,” and the Bearhawk Patrol is a two-place taildragger type aircraft.

Here’s the RV-10:

And here’s the Bearhawk Patrol:

Now THAT is aviation adventure!

Also, later on, after our call, Curtis sent me an email with some excellent widsom and advice about succeeding as a pilot and airplane owner… I shared that portion of his email in the audio for today’s episode.

Facetime call #3: Warwick Patterson in British Columbia

Warwick owns and flies an older well-kept Cessna 172 and is a very fascinating individual. One of his websites is FormulaPhoto.com (very interesting indeed.)

I also discovered Warwick has a podcast and YouTube channel: “Flying BC.” You can find information about the podcast at FlyingBC.com

I highly recommend starting with episode 3, “James Marasa: Out of the clouds, into the trees.” This is an incredible survival story that could have been a disaster… well worth listening to.

So those are the three FaceTime calls I wanted to share in this episode.

I also have two other items I talked about as well: An early morning flight with my Friend Matt in a Cessna 182, and a conversation with April Zook of the AD Toolbox and AirworthinessDirectives.com

First, the flight with Matt: (It was one of those glassy smooth mornings:)

And here’s the view approaching back into SHD after our trip to Brookneal, Campbell County Airport:

And the final thing I wanted to share in this episode, is about April and Reuben Zook, with AirworthinessDirectives.com and The AD Toolbox. They are great people and I was reminded of that again when April asked me to give some feedback about a new project they’re working on… so I thought I’d mention them again here and encourage you to check out their resources.

April and Reuben have the best AD research and record keeping system in the industry… and they are super nice people who are available whenever you have a question.

Have a great week friends!