Flying
This will be the home of my flying adventures, once I start up again, this summer.
Background: I am (as you can tell by the website name) a pilot. I fly for fun, mostly. When I was young I was fascinated by all things mechanical and Airplanes especially. During highschool I spent more time at the airport that anything else (living only a few blocks away helped, too!). I saved my money and by the time my 16th birthday arrived, I had enough training that I could "solo" on that day. Over the next year I was able to complete the training I needed to go for my checkride to get my license on my 17th birthday (FAA minimum ages). I flew off and on for several years hoping to make a career of it. Well, that was never to be and quite honestly after my father's death in '95 in a light plane accident, I didn't do much more flying. Over the last 15 years I flew a little off and on, but never enough to be truly 'current' by my own standards. This will change this summer. I have promised myself!
Fast forward to today: I am now in a position, financially and otherwise, where I can once again pursue my lost love of flying. I live on this lovely piece of property that affords me the ability to have a 800-1000' airstrip right in my own front yard. SO -- you can only guess what this means: Yup! I'm gonna' get a little plane of my own, again. With the support of Mrs. Av8r and the assistance of a new friend (Mrs. Av8r's boss, actually) I hope to locate and purchase a small experimental plane of a specific design that will fit my needs perfectly (I think).
However; a few things need to happen first: