I’m excited about this trip for many reasons, but mostly because I am in a frame of mind that is unclouded and generally worry-free. It seems that on recent trips I’ve had many ankle-biting issues that seemed to be left undone as the trip started. On this trip I am ready to go. Here’s a…
See if this sounds familiar…you are a married man with a family that either loves to travel or has need of traveling, you’ve got a pilot license and 200+ hours of single-engine piston experience and an instrument rating, and you are dreaming of moving up to pressurization. You flew a Skyhawk/Cherokee for a while, moved…
I absolutely LOVE the JetProp and think it is one of the best airplane conversions. It makes a great airplane (PA-46 Malibu) even better. Here’s why: 1.) A Jetprop is just as easy to fly as a piston PA-46. In fact, it is arguably easier since there’s no mixture to deal with. If you…
As I advanced the throttles on the mighty King Air, the airplane surged forward in a familiar manner. I was off on a trip to New Mexico with 4 people on board and the weather was beautiful, albeit hot. As I accelerated down the runway, I usually announce “airspeed alive”, but on this flight the…