Category: Flying

I was supposed to fly to Ottawa this weekend. I had my favourite plane booked and everything.
Continue reading “From the “Better to be down here wishing you were up there” department…”

Today on the way into work I was thinking about my next flying club bill, specificially the fuel credits part. And I realized that I never saw a fuel slip at the FBO on Sunday. And then I realized that I’d given them a credit card for the car rental on Saturday, but never given them a credit card on Sunday. Oh, I thought, what are the odds that Vicki paid for the fuel while she was inside waiting for me to pre-flight. Probably not good, since I never mentioned it to her and so she probably assumed I took care of it.

Luckily, the “Weather on your cell phone” service I signed up for has FBO phone numbers on it, so I was able to look up the phone number, call them, apologize profusely and give them my credit card number all on the walk across the parking lot to work.

…how glad I am that I have an instrument rating.
Continue reading “Have I mentioned recently…”

We’re in Mt. Holyoke for Stevie’s parent’s weekend, and getting here was a bit of an adventure. Or a series of adventures, starting when Vicki suggested that we take a club plane.
Continue reading “Glorioski!”