Aviation

Flying has been my passion all my life. From my childhood up to today, I still look to the skys and wonder, hope and dream. I believe our destiny is to explore and populate the universe, just like the old west.

Flying is a safe activity for me because of the following: 1) I always have enough gas in the plane and 2) I don't mess with bad weather. Also, I have an instrument and commercial ratings. This, statistically speaking makes me just as safe as driving a car. Additionally, I have a good maintenance program for the airplane, with inspections done before every flight, regular oil changes and annual inspections. You see, the aircraft maintenance shop, Heller Aero Service, is about 50 feet from the airplane shown below, so maintenance logistics are a breeze.

I also passed my flight instructor's written test. From this, I learned that a good instructor MUST ALWAYS offer constructive comments and that as soon as negative comments are made, the student will shut down.

Our current aircraft, a 1964 Mooney M20C. This is an effieient 180 MPH, retractable, IFR (Cloud Flying) machine. It has a Garmin 530 with coupled autopilot.

I have been Flying since 1982

This is my old 1968 Cherokee Six, which we owned for 12 years. It went 160 MPH and had 260 Horses. Say it with me like Tim Taylor, Ohhh ohhhh ohhhh!!!!

The Six can carry an upright piano. What a load hauler!!!

It had a IFR Avionics and a Moving Map GPS (Global Positioning System) with terrain and data-linked weather avoidance.

This was my 1957 Cessna 182, which I owned for 3 years. I sold it because my children got too big for the back seat.

What a performer!!! It had a absolute ceiling of 25,000 Feet

Used to be into Radio Control Planes. A fun and realtively cheap way to begin pursuing aviation.

My father used to accompany me during my model rocket and plane outings.

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For more information on becomming a pilot, see: AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)