Winging It

Social Networking for Pilots

August 12, 2008
/ flying
/ By tom
/ 2 COMMENTS

If you have been listening to just about any of the GA podcasts, you have probably heard about myTransponder.com. If you haven’t already been to the web site, you should take a look. The idea is much the same as other social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook except that this one is for pilots […]

A Short Road Trip

June 17, 2008
/ travel
/ By tom
/ 1 COMMENT

Georgia is on the planning committee for her 40th high school reunion. She was going to Grand Rapids, MI for a committee meeting on Saturday so, I tagged along. We left about 7PM Friday (after yet another round of thunderstorms), drove half way that night and finished the drive Saturday morning. Georgia got her meeting […]

Wild Weather

June 9, 2008
/ By tom

Not much going on lately. The weather has been awful. Severe thunderstorms, strong gusty winds and even tornadoes around Chicagoland this past weekend. There was no glider flying going on so, Georgia and I stayed home. Since there was no good reason for us to be in a travel trailer this weekend, we opted for […]

Learn to Fly for $100?

May 27, 2008
/ flying
/ By tom

As I said in the last post, I spent the weekend in northern Wisconsin where Georgia and I attended a memorial service for my nephew. The service was very well done and went a long way toward allowing Russ’ family and friends to move on. After the service, I spent some time talking to a […]

A Tragic Event

May 22, 2008
/ By tom
/ 4 COMMENTS

I had a hard time making up my mind to add this post. I have tried to make this blog upbeat and positive so, I seriously considered just leaving this out. But, in life, the bad too often comes along with the good. So, if I am going to blog about all the positive events, […]

Exploring My Options

April 14, 2008
/ flying
/ By tom
/ 2 COMMENTS

I haven’t done much flying at all since I got my private certificate. In the mean time, I have been visiting some of the flying clubs in the area looking for one that might have better pricing than where I am now and also have good availability if I want to take an airplane for […]

Experimenting With the Draft Mode of Blogger

April 3, 2008
/ computer
/ By tom

Blogger has a Beta site where users can experiment with new features being considered for inclusion in future releases. I have been playing with the site so, some of the new features you see here might be temporary. Two of the beta features I like best are the ability to add any Google Webmaster Tools […]

More Snow – But Not For Long

February 26, 2008
/ travel
/ By tom
/ 2 COMMENTS

As you can see in this picture, taken out a window here at work, it is snowing again. But, in just three days, I will be trading views like this for views from the deck of a cruise ship. On Friday, Georgia and I will be headed for the Caribbean and south Florida. I am […]

COLD!!!

January 20, 2008
/ By tom
/ 4 COMMENTS

Between work, low ceilings and now the extreme cold, there has been no flying for me lately. Just checking in to let you know I am still here. I’m doing some studying every day and otherwise just riding out the middle of winter. I hope there will be some flying reports coming soon. Until then, […]

Happy New Year

January 1, 2008
/ flying
/ By tom

We have come to the end of another year – already. It was a very good one for me and I hope it was for all of you also. Getting my private pilot certificate was, of course, a major milestone for me. The Mediterranean cruise was another highlight. I am looking forward to new challenges […]

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