June 2014 Blog Posts (3)

What Moves Us? (Or, Why don’t dogs fly airplanes?)

What is it that inspires innovation? What prompts an idea before it ever exists? What native ability fueled the Wright brothers’ passion and allowed them to soar skyward into the same air where so many others had faltered before? The answer to these questions are simply “Imagination”.…

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Added by AircraftOwner Online on June 25, 2014 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Santa Barbara Wine Country

In the February 2013 issue of Aircraft Owner Magazine I wrote about flying into Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) and satisfying one’s hunger at the Beachside Bar and Café. Santa Barbara does not begin and end with the coastline. There is a world beyond the sand, surf, fish n’ chips and beach volleyball.…

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Added by AircraftOwner Online on June 17, 2014 at 10:30am — No Comments

A Day in the Life of an Angel Flight Pilot

From time to time, when I talk about Angel Flight missions and the entire Angel Flight program, I am asked how that all comes about, what makes these flights different from other flights, and how does it all happen. So let me describe how a recent flight unfolded. And while there is a lot of activity that goes on prior to the mission, I will just talk about the flight…

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Added by AircraftOwner Online on June 17, 2014 at 10:30am — 2 Comments