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Goodbye N79434
After over 4 years of co-owning N79434, the 1969 Cessna 172K purchased in Michigan and flown to Portland August of 2016, today I say goodbye. I’m getting out of the co-ownership as of today. It’s been one hell of an adventure owning and flying this bird! With 200+ hours flown over 170+ flights ranging from […]
September 18, 2020 / Jason / Comments Off on Goodbye N79434
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I’m Still Flying (I’m not dead)!
First update since 8/2017 to let readers know that I’m still getting high in the sky!
April 28, 2019 / Jason / Comments Off on I’m Still Flying (I’m not dead)!
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Last Year I Bought A Plane
A year ago today, I went and bought an aircraft from a little old lady in Cadillac, Michigan. I’ve flown her quite regularly since taking the keys. Flying from Michigan back to Portland over a four-day journey over Mt. Rushmore, the Tetons, and numerous other stops on the way. Soon after I did something crazy […]
August 3, 2017 / Jason / Comments Off on Last Year I Bought A Plane
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Night and Morning Flights around Downtown Portland
The weather was looking like it was going to be quite rainy, therefore cloudy, this week, so I took the opportunity of decent weather to take a number of friends flying. As a VFR (visual flight rules) pilot, I’m unable to fly through the clouds, and since I live in Portland (where there are plenty […]
November 22, 2016 / Jason / Comments Off on Night and Morning Flights around Downtown Portland
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Early Morning Downtown Portland with David and Ann
David and I had talked about flying for some time, so yesterday, when I noticed there was going to be some good weather today, I decided to plan an early morning flight. Conveniently enough, his birthday was Wednesday a couple days ago and Ann, our third, had her birthday on Monday.
November 4, 2016 / Jason / Comments Off on Early Morning Downtown Portland with David and Ann
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Completed My First Biennial Flight Review
Once you obtain your pilots license, you have it forever. There are some requirements however that need to be done in order to keep flying. One of those requirements is the Biennial Flight Review, and I was able to get it done in just the nick of time.
October 31, 2016 / Jason / Comments Off on Completed My First Biennial Flight Review
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So, I Bought An Airplane
Over the last 6-7 months, since writing about why to buy an airplane. My airplane partner and I have made it a reality and are flying back from Cadillac, Michigan this week to Portland, Oregon with OUR new (47-year-old) airplane that we just bought!
August 3, 2016 / Jason / Comments Off on So, I Bought An Airplane
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Train Tracks To Eugene with Evan
Evan and I have been trying to line up a flight together for a while, so when I had an opening to go flying this Saturday, I hit him up and we decided on going flying following the train lines. Since Evan is a big fan of trains and planes, he chose to have us […]
May 7, 2016 / Jason / Comments Off on Train Tracks To Eugene with Evan
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