- Ephrata Dustup 2009
May 2009 - DG-1000 on TV
Apr 2009 - Flying the A36 Bonanza
Dec 2008 - Soaring in the ASH-25 Mi
Nov 2008 - Flying the Cessna 340
Sep 2008 - Flying the Stearman PT-18
Sep 2008 - Northwest Soaring & Flying
Summer 2008 - Flying the Kitfox on Floats
Jun 2008 - Flying Old Yaller in Alaska
Apr 2008 - Flying the Chang (Pt2)
Jun 2007 - DG-1000 in Australia
Mar 2007 - Father/Son Soaring
Dec 2006 - Flying the Nanchang CJ-6
Dec 2006 - Soaring in Australia
Dec 2006 - Soaring in the DG-303
Nov 2006 - Soaring in Poland
Jun 2006 - Soaring in the 304 CZ
May 2006 - Flying the Lake Renegade
May 2006 - Soaring in Hemet, CA
Apr 2006 - Flying the Cessna 120
Jan 2006 - Flying the Jet Caproni
Jun 2005 - Warrior Flying
2004-2005 - DG-1000 Soaring
2003-2005 - Ridge Soaring in Hawaii
Mar 2005 - Flying the 1946 Swift
Nov 2004 - Flying the Goodyear Blimp
Oct 2004 - Flying the Cirrus
Sep 2004/Aug 2006 - Soaring in New Zealand
Mar 2004 - Check Out in the DG-1000
Sep 2003 - Ephrata Encampment
Jun 2003 - Flying the Stemme S10-VT
Oct 2002 - Darrington Expedition
Jul 2002 - Winter Soaring in Florida
Feb 2002 - Flying the T-33
Oct 2001 - Soaring in Ireland
Aug 1999 - Soaring in the U.K.
May 1999 - Flying the F-15 Eagle
1978-1987 - Other Fighters
1975-1985 - Flying the Phoebus
May 1976
Soaring and Flying in the Great Northwest - Summer 2008
It's been a great summer of flying here in the Northwest US, either while enjoying some great Ephrata, WA soaring in the DG-1000, or expanding our range in our Piper Warrior II.
During the Ephrata encampment in late May (which is already early summer in eastern Washington), I had the rough duty of checking out a number of new consortium members in the DG-1000. Dan Tiefke, Bob Wallach and I had some awesome flights, exploring west to nearly Leavenworth, just missing out on Mt. Stuart, and getting some extremely long glides in the DG-1000, enjoying that 48:1 glide ratio!
In our Piper Warrior II, Ma and I started expanding our range, enjoying flights to new destinations in the Northwest. We ventured south to Jernstedt Field in Hood River, OR and west to Bowerman Field in Hoquiam, WA. We also got to give David a tour of the San Juan Islands and Friday Harbor, and showed the neighbors around our neighborhood, Puget Sound, Bremerton and Snoqualmie Falls.
Later in the summer we stretched our wings, and flew southwest to the beautiful Pacific coast of Oregon, cruising along the coastline and dropping into Tillamook, OR and checking out the massive World War II blimp hangar at the Tillamook Air Museum.
At the very end of summer, we took a jaunt up to the Olympic peninsula, cruising over a friend's new homestead outside Sequim, and checking out the waterfront cafes and shops at Port Angeles.
It was a great summer of soaring and flying, and we're looking forward to exploring and venturing further!
