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Last summer I took a short cut down a ladder, after a branch hit it. More damage was done from this 4 foot fall than I had though possible. I had broken Medial malleolus, requiring two screws to repair and basically shattered the fibula, where I now have a bar and 7 seven screws to repair. On...

Is there such a beast? I have been caught out twice so far where it would have been nice to have a flap switch that would center to off. In the first case, flaps retracted on final when I started to hit the thermals pretty hard. Caught it soon enough to go around. Two weeks ago I got into a...

This is the first time that I have gone out to a Balloon event. I tried for the morning flight but it was fogged out. Went back out for the afternoon flight. Here are the pictures from the afternoon: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28335&id=100000092506197&l=53ecf65ae2 I may have...

Ok so I have been with this habit for some time now and it looks like it really is time to stop. Last time I got the flu it opened the doors for a prolonged bout of bronchitis. So today I have been presented with a prescription for Wellburtrion. While I am taking this I am pretty sure that...

Since I had time to look around at Newton Kansas (KEWK) waiting for some low clouds to pass. I discovered that the airport had wash bays. Which leads to the question are there any here in Iowa and if so where and how much does it cost to wash a plane using one?

Monday morning the weather was good enough to start the trip. I flew southwest to Brenners Field NE( FNB ), then Newton City KS (EWK) if i had any brains I would have ended the day there but I pressed on to Syracuse KS (3K3). But that is experience for you, it seems that experience is...

I started the day at 5:00AM, early, well by my standards at least. I did a little more last minute preparation for the flight plan that I had been working on to Mapleton. I wasn't expecting to actually fly there so I skipped the last minute check of the weather, besides the night before showed...