Gary's Flight Journal

Lesson No. 33 I got an early start to the day and headed to the Airport. I relined the Zaon case to carry the PCAS and the Garmin 496 with a...

Another fine creation by Scott Adams. Dilbert or Dogbert as it's posted takes a swipe at the congressional bailout hearings. Please, enj...

Today the North East Flyers made the monthly run for lunch to the 44N Sky Acres Airport in Millbrook, NY. Mary and I left for the airport e...

For those of us who fly we have all heard the phrase, "you now have a license to learn" now that your holding that great piece of ...

Well, I broke down and finally went to the doctor this morning. Great guy, a pilot and member of the AOPA. I immediately went to x-ray for s...

Presidents day! A day off! Some History about the Day: Presidents Day is the common name for the federal holiday officially designated as Wa...

Gone but not forgotten.... Thanks to one of my readers I was recently made aware of the passing of Jean Waltrip this past October. Mrs Walt...

Sunday morning and the wind is blowing. The sun is shinning, the temps are warming up and I'm ready to fly! We made plans yesterday to f...

Today was a get used to the new Garmin 496 flight day. The wx was almost perfect (I can always hope for a few more degrees) and my friend s...

The Garmin 496 comes ready to go right out of the box! Garmin 496 Features: WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver Display Size: 3.7...

Mary and I took to the sky this morning arriving at Wilmington Airport around 9:30 and wheels up at 10:20. We were snuggled in the plane by ...

Looking back over my log book I can't help but realize the need I have for a flying fix. My last real overnight trip was back on Decembe...