Late summer, in snapshots
Although it’s very nearly pumpkin time, the sudden spike of Sacramento heat has me thinking about the lovely last bits of summer. …
Anniversary the fifth
We’d just parked by the fuel pumps after an hour of Bonanza flight training. We’d gone out to get me comfortable in …
Sacramento at 1,200 feet
Classes at Sac State ended yesterday. I should’ve spent the day grading papers but knocking around at 1,200 feet sounded so much …
A friendly note from the FAA
“What did you do?!” I exclaimed as Mr. T flipped through the mail and remarked that a manila envelope from the FAA …
Hangar time
A couple snaps from a leisurely Saturday at the airport… You can’t be a pilot if you don’t talk with your …
Fly Girl in Training: Finding my feet in the Decathlon
We were at 3,000 feet practicing steep turns, stalls, and slow flight, me knocking six months of rust off when I remarked …
Coming to terms with my seasonal selves
Showed up at the airport for the first time since the beginning of the year, and understandably received exclamations of “Where have …
Ellen DeGeneres says I’m doing it wrong
Is that me on the Ellen DeGeneres Show?! I thought my sister was kidding when she announced on Facebook that I had …
Thursday 13: Life lately
I almost bragged too soon. Getting the Christmas decorations put away the second week of January? Unheard of in this household. And …
Here’s to actually achieving goals in 2015
On New Year’s day, I read a short article about how of the people who make resolutions in January, more than half …