I wasn't quite able to catch the peak fall colors but nonetheless I had a nice sightseeing flight this morning 🛩️

got some more goodies today

my overpriced blinky LEDs have arrived

test fit panel came today. already made quite a few changes to the next version, but I'll take it out to the plane tomorrow to check the overall fit, which was the primary goal

really feels like it should be a bit cheaper for some LEDs

Another 4.2 hours added to the logbooks today. Made it a little over half way home. I did about 140kts ground speed most of the way during cruise at ~60% power, and I only burned about 20 gallons. Some minor issues with the radio/intercom, so might upgrade that sooner than originally planned.

first Long EZ flight in the books and officially a plane owner! 🛩️

lovely morning for some flying 🛩️💺

I've been mocking up a new panel for the soon to be my Long EZ. I've still got some details to work out once I can take more measurements in the plane, but the tentative plan is to put in a GNX 375, G5, and GI 275, and eventually add in a GFC 500 autopilot and GDU 460 (G3XT display)

I'm no artist but I had to draw up a new profile pic to match

I had a great time shadowing a pre-buy inspection this weekend. Generally things went pretty well, and we didn't find anything too major. As long as nothing catastrophic happens between now and then, I should become a plane owner at the end of September :)

i'm a bit skeptical about the efficacy of this: www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa... "FAA selected CGI Federal, Inc., to work on modernizing the NOTAM system [...] on an accelerated schedule to deliver [...] by July 2025, and the FAA is targeting deployment of the operational service by September 2025." 🛩️📰

lots of flooding in the midwest from the storms over the weekend 🛩️💺

here are some highlights from my trip back home from Airventure 2023 and the huge storm we had to circumnavigate 🛩️💺 check the thread for some videos 🧵1/3

throwback to when they nuke the frickin runway at oshkosh each year (photo from 2023)

nice plane and lovely views 🛩️💺

I got to go for a quick flight with my coworker over lunch today in his mooney, neat machine 🛩️💺

well this was kinda fun. there are three planes in this photo 🛩️💺

somehow I'm occasionally still surprised when I'm reminded how painful flying commercially can be

METAR xkcd.com/3024

I just finished reading "Flight of Passage" by Rinker Buck. It's a phenomenal and charming recount of him and his brother Kern crossing the U.S. at age 15 and 17 in a Piper Cub they restored. I'd highly recommend it if you enjoy a good aviation adventure story, but it has much else to offer too! 🛩️📚

winter is coming 🛩️

two planes in the clouds on a parallel approach into O'Hare at night

happy thanksgiving to those who celebrate 🛩️

the mighty mississippi 🛩️

agreed that this was worth the watch and a good reminder for us to keep our eggs in check as pilots

very pretty landscape 🛩️

even when it's not actual IMC, flying IFR still has the perks of getting you close to those soft, puffy clouds 🛩️

some pretty bumpy looking clouds 🛩️

another picture from a couple winters ago... can you spot the other plane? help in the alt text 🛩️

golden hour over the clouds 🛩️

wouldn't want to have an engine out over that! 🛩️

Powered-lift will be the FAA's first new category of civil aircraft since the 1940s. Today the FAA announced its final rule covering the requirements of pilots and aircraft in that category 🛩️🚁📰 www.faa.gov/newsroom/new...

good morning!

time for some high wing photos 🛩️

a snowy picture from last winter 🛩️

anyways here's another flying picture 🛩️

ok gitbutler.com is the first git client that I might actually use

another cloud tops photo 🛩️ ☁️

flying between cloud layers feels like being in a different world ☁️🛩️

fall colors are the best 🛩️