Saturday, August 22 2009 KMMU – KCAK – KCMI – KSPI (Part of the lost trip report.) MORRISTOWN Our departure out of Morristown was our first return-to-field event as a family. (I had done this once with Art in the plane taking off out of Long Beach after service.) The truth is, I expected the [...]
Wednesday, August 12 KACB – KTVC Part of the lost trip report.
Tuesday, August 11 CNK4 – KANJ – KACB Part of the lost trip report. The time at the Lake was superb. Dexter got very into fishing and, even though he didn’t catch very much, it gave him motivation to see more of the shoreline, other little lakes nearby, and one of the creeks that feeds [...]
Thursday, August 6 KLEB – CYTZ – CNK4 Part of the lost trip report. The summer is all about the boys seeing some places other than home. The airplane is great for that. So far they have seen nearly every state (we’re missing Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Iowa, and a couple southern ones; I don’t [...]
Sunday, August 1 KMSN – KIAG – KLEB Part of the lost trip report. The thunderstorm line swept over us in the night and dissipated out over Lake Michigan. The breakfast at the hotel was surprisingly good (I have gotten used to trying to find anything edible in an “included” breakfast sort of buffet, not [...]
Friday, July 30 KSMO – KHND – 36U – KJAC Part of the Lost Trip Report. Our destination is the traditional Pleasant Lake in New Hampshire, but we started our trip with two hours along the route I have travelled most often. We were headed north, more north than we had been in the plane. [...]
Our fifth and sixth trips across the country led us to these Fixed Base Operators, and I wrote the following reviews on Airnav, which is the site many pilots (including me) use to select an FBO or even an airport. (I reviewed the FBOs for my 2007 trips across the country, but somehow neglected to [...]
The fifth and six crossings of the continent were a huge success. There was some bad weather and a few bumpy rides, but in general the family is getting better and better at enjoying the sights from the little plane and the adventure of traveling in little hops across our nation.