Tags: #aviation

First flight of the summer in the amphibious 206 with some lake splashing and a stuck landing gear that needed more than 200 strokes of the emergecy hand pump!

Seven years away from writing! I went from flight school to corporate jets to a regional airline, then started over as a computer engineering student.

I mounted my camera on the Castlegar FSS tower and recorded an eleven-hour time-lapse of the airport. Already itching to try a full twenty-four hours!

I have been practicing emergencies in the sim with another pilot and it really shows how much a second crew member adds to safety and workload management.

We beached the 185 on Hope Island and hiked up to an abandoned lighthouse. The view from the top was incredible, and we grabbed ice cream on the way home!

I walked the full length of runway 15/33 at night, lined with candles, at a charity event for Bethel Hospice in Caledon. A beautiful evening for a great cause.

I have been loving the float hours in the Cessna 185! The constant speed prop makes so much more sense in practice, and the power difference is fantastic.

I flew a friend home and everything snowballed. The engine flooded, the runway had no lights, daylight was running out, and search and rescue was on the clock.