Yesterday, after a few weeks of trying to do so, I was able to finally fly a cross-country flight down to Corvallis (CVO), up to Salem (SLE), and back home to Twin Oaks (7S3). The flight was one of my…
Short Flight
I went over to Twin Oaks today expecting the wind to stay around five knots, but as we took off to fly, the winds increased. I was only able to do a couple landings that day, but since I was…
Over The Trees
This last weekend I was supposed to fly with Rick on a cross-country flight from Twin Oaks (Hillsboro) to Corvallis, over to Salem, and then back home to Twin Oaks. And to my dismay, it was another rained out weekend.…
Double Rainbow
My flight this Monday was both fun and humbling. And most of all it lead me to seeing a double rainbow! I’m sure a number of you have seen the video below with the guy who saw a double rainbow. …

Short and Soft Field Takeoffs
I went flying yesterday after work over to Aurora (UAO) with my instructor. He had me learn about soft and short field takeoffs. Rick showed me a short field takeoff on Monday, but I never had a chance to perform…

Soloing At MMV
I went to Twin Oaks expecting to make a trip to McMinnville and then head over to Salem for more pre-cross country practice. Instead, I ended up flying to McMinnville and soloing there! Before heading over to McMinnville, Rick and…

First Flight To Salem (SLE)
Flight from Twin Oaks to McNary Field in Salem. Longest flight to-date.

Above The Clouds
Yesterday, after canceling a flight on Monday, I was able to go flying and boy was it beautiful. I didn’t expect to go flying since the fog was out in Portland. Thankfully, as I drove to Twin Oaks, the skies…