I’m excited about this trip because I get to fly deep into South America. I’ve been to Columbia, and that does qualify as a “South American trip”, but I didn’t get to look around and see the topography, terrain, or culture. For this trip I’m going to fly over much of South America and really…
It seems I’ve been picked to fly some pretty incredible ferry flights lately. In the last 45 days I flew a King Air to China, another to India and, most recently, a King Air 350 from Tahiti back to the USA. To illustrate how much I’ve been traveling, I set foot on 21 countries in…
Recently, I got the opportunity to fly in the right seat of a King Air 350 on the way from Fargo, ND to China. It was probably the coolest aviation-related experience of my life and I’m way too eager for the next one to come up. Here’s a report on the trip that Joe and…
Every now and then you meet someone interesting that challenges your perspective. Such was the case recently with Darrell Freeman, the owner of a super-nice PC12. Darrell had a “bucket-list” dream of flying his family and friends to Egypt to see the pyramids, and I got to be part of the deal. Darrell flew with…
I’ve been around N14EF for quite some time, having been part of the acquisition/sale of this fine airplane for the last 3 owners. It is a fine PT6-21 version with lots of time remaining on the engine, a nice Avidyne Avionics panel, and interior/exterior aesthetics that are gorgeous. I performed Buyer-Agent services for the newest…
I was excited about this one…I’ve flown the NAT (North Atlantic) to Europe and beyond many times, but I’ve never flown the NORPAC (North Pacific). On this ferry flight I got to fly the mighty King Air 350 from Fargo, ND to China through some of the coldest parts of our planet. I was especially…
I’m super-excited about this ferry flight! Not only do I get to fly a great airplane (King Air 200), but I also get to do much of the trip with my son (Ben). This flight promises to have everything…the barren land of Canada and Greenland, the wetness of Iceland and Ireland, the beautiful lands around…
Tom Thomason learned of Elie Vannier’s VERY nice Jetprop (N43CH) that was for sale, and promptly began a pursuit to purchase that ended with our going to Elie’s hometown of Lausanne, Switzerland. Decked out with great avionics, great paint, and stellar maintenance history, we knew this airplane was going to be nice. But…the best part…
I got to fly a King Air from Bournemouth, England to Texas in May of 2015. I was impressed to see the amount of snow and ice that was present in the polar regions. Take a look at this video from FL240 over the southern tip of Greenland. I flew directly from Keflavik, Iceland to…
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…