Gotta love the US!

Had a great trip to Europe - lots of good food and great wine, but I really missed flying! Very few people there could even dream of flying as it is terribly inaccessible and expensive. We are blessed in the US with many local airports (every one of which should be protected!) and minimal fees and taxes as well as lower fuel costs (believe it or not). I am happy to be back in the Land of the Free!

New story, Old story

I posted the next installment (to the right) about going to buy our little Navy Champ. Many great memories and new ones being made every day. I'm starting to work on my commercial license and, once again, need to rely on the patience of my chief pilot, John Pierson, to get me through. Chandelles, Lazy Eights, and Steep Spirals - Fun! First, though, off to Europe for a couple of weeks.

Dude, its good to see some girls getting into the sport!

Went skydiving on Friday (third jump)and met a guy who was so excited to see a girl get into the sport (dude!) and even more so when he learned I was a pilot (dude!)and owned a flight school (DUDE!)It was fun!

View From the Ramp

So many people ask me about owning an FBO that I started writing it down. I tell the story in the adjacent pages, which I will post every week or so. They are stories of Out of the Blue - humor, suspense, adventure, the good, bad, and the ugly are all right there - starting with "HOW TO MAKE A MILLION IN AVIATION" about a crazy girl, who didn't know anything about airplanes, going and starting a flight school.

So many adventures, so little time

I had good intentions to post regularly here, but then Jenny went and had a baby (sheesh!) and I've been training new gals, and sometimes it feels like swimming upstream. But I'll admit, I do fit in some fun now and then . . . got to fly an Alpha Jet, and a Messerschmidt aerobatic helicopter, and a bit of aerobatics in different aircraft, so I can't complain. I've also been doing a lot of writing, the history of Out of the Blue so to speak. Lots of stories to tell. I plan on posting some of it here, so more coming soon . . . .

Part 141 approval

We finally received our part 141 approval, which I thought enabled us to train people with GI/VA money. But no, two steps forward and then a wall. There is a whole other VA approval process and I can't get their blessing unless I have an aircraft for Commercial training (retractable gear). So now, I'm working on getting a twin on line to meet all of our needs (Commercial, CFI, Multi,etc). Sometimes I wish I was an employee, "my day's done, see you tomorrow" rather than always being the one to have to figure out how to jump walls.

Awesome CFIs

Had a CFI meeting today. I figured these top aviators needed their own call signs, decided upon with laughter and general consensus: John-"Top Gun";Ron-"Ace";Mike-"Viper";Marla-"TomCat";Lucas-"Iceman";Casey-"Hollywood";Klaus-"Wolfman";Mike T-"Sundown";Jenny-"Jester" and me? "Whirlwind" Go figure . . . .
Love my job, and my awesome instructors!