Recent content by jlwilson

Ken Wittekiend in Burnet, TX. I did my tailwheel endorsement with him a couple of years ago and have two days scheduled next week to transition into my Husky :-). He's a great instructor that has some great teaching techniques. Hi company is ProMark Aviation. Phone: 830-385-1593. He's a...

I wish there was a 'like' button on here :yes:

Definitely! I met a good grass guy (deals in sod :-)), who has a C206 and can probably point me in the right direction :-)

My Air Race partner has the FBOs at Port Lavaca and Victoria and they'll treat you really good too :-)

I just got an SR-22 this past summer and went through the VFR and IFR transition training. While Cirrus recommends deploying the chute under many different conditions, if there's any possibility of flying the plane to the ground, that's what I'm going to do. I would much rather be in control...

Fescue does seem to be really hardy. I'll look for that. Thanks for the info!!!

I wish we had some rocks. In this part of Texas there aren't any to be found. We've had to haul all of our gravel for our roads from Oklahoma. I'll definitely check out the harley rake. I agree it's more important to do it right the first time. I'm hoping to get Bermuda grass or something...

Hi Diana! It's my old horse pasture. We looked at some of the other areas that you and I saw, but this one is close to the camp so I'll have water and electricity :-). Hopefully it will be ready later this spring. We actually got started on it a whole lot earlier than I thought we would. We...

Thanks all! I thought I would be ok with 1200' but it's nice to hear from lots more experienced pilots! Did I mention that I have 100' wide :-). Nice to have room to move around :-). Maybe I can have my own fly-in sometime :-)

Hi Tim! Long time! I've been lurking some but also just too busy on too many projects :-). I just got a Husky and we're building a strip at the ranch. It's going to be 1200' in the clear with the 50' obstacles at the ends another 250' from each end. I talked with some taildragger...

Hi all, Just a quick question. What's the shortest length grass strip you would feel comfortable landing a Husky, Maule or Super Cub at? Thanks! Joyce

Shucks. I guess it's not a real big deal. The only reason I use ForeFlight on my phone is to file a flight plan and check weather. Is there a filing program like ForeFlight or Duats on the Droid? Thanks for all your help and info!

Is ForeFlight compatible on the Droid as well? Thanks!

Hi Guys, I have an iPhone 4 that I got because of all the cool pilot apps. Now my contract is up and the decision is between the iPhone 5 (unless I hold out until spring for the elusive 5s) or go to the Droid platform. I'd really like to hear your thoughts and are there cool apps in the...

Amen! I just spent the last 24 hours crying about the fact that my 6 mo old malinois puppy Zulu got hit by one of the guys working on the ranch and it broke her leg. We got her to Dallas today to a specialist and they plated and pinned her with 12 screws. She's going to stay in doggie ICU...