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. …
Mt. St. Helens with Melissa, Tomas, and Kristen
I haven’t flown anyone this year (2016) and since the weather was so lovely outside, I booked a flight for Saturday, called up my coworker, and got the ball rolling to go flying. For today’s flight, I took my co-worker,…
Nehalem Bay State Park with Chase and Larry
My buddy Chase contacted me a number of weeks back asking if there was a chance I could take him and his dad who was visiting town on a flight to the coast. The weather is hard to predict and…
Mt. St. Helens with Orion, Bonnie, and Jesse
Orion and Bonnie shared their interest to go flying a while back, so we finally made it happen. Jesse was a last minute addition who we all gladly took along for the journey. The flight took an hour and some…
Columbia Gorge with Jeffrey, JJ, and Ilona
Since Jeffrey had been out of town the last couple months, we had a talk a week ago about flying before he left again, and thankfully everything worked out to let us get in the air. I tasked Jeffrey with…
3 Sunny Birthday Flights
To celebrate my birthday (4/18), I decided to do a flight each day of the weekend. Friday, hitting up downtown Portland and the Gorge. Saturday, heading to Tillamook for lunch, cheese, and jumping in the ocean. With a final flight…
Mt. Hood with Michael, Kent and Thomas
Took friends Michael, Kent, and Thomas around Mt. Hood. Unlike the times before, this time I went south first and finished going through the Gorge. The conditions were amazing. Highest altitude yet.
Attempt Soloing At Troutdale (#2)
My last flight was around the middle of last month and I finally flew again yesterday making my second attempt to fly solo at Troutdale. The winds looked good and I was ready to fly…so I thought.