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Logged the requisite maneuvers with my safety pilot spouse. I should only need to fly IFR to GRB; from there my wife can get use home.

The ForeFlight digital approach charts are a delight to use, BTW. Everything is laid out better and it’s much faster to take in during flight.

#aviation #flyga #flyifr

Foul weather for tomorrow’s flight home means I’m flying six approaches and a hold today. KACB, KBFA, N98, and KCVX (full stop, lunch) then back to KTVC. #aviation #flyga #flyifr

The weather looks good for this weekend’s fly-in at #6Y9 (Prickett Groom Field, Sidnaw, Michigan). Hope to see you there! http://6y9.sidnaw.org #aviation #flyga #sidnaw

If you’re around the Upper Midwest with an airplane on Labor Day weekend, swing by Pickett-Grooms airport (6Y9) on Saturday for a fly in, or tent camp with us on the field. #aviation #flyga

TEC routes have always been a bit mysterious to me since we don’t have them in the midwest.

https://airfactsjournal.com/2025/01/understanding-tec-routes-in-busy-ifr-airspace-advanced-ifr-by-pilot-workshops/

#aviation #flyga

In preparation for an upcoming flight, today I completed an instrument proficiency check (IPC). In a bit over an hour in the air, I did:
1. A VOR approach (ANE VOR 9);
2. A partial-panel ILS approach to minimums (200') (ANE ILS 27);
3. Unusual attitude recovery;
4. A GPS approach with a hold, circling (500') to a landing (MIC RNAV/GPS 14 CTL 32).

I was busy, but I flew well (no autopilot). It felt good to get back into the system and to still be able to do a difficult thing.

#aviation #flyga

Getting ready to fly to #6Y9 (#Sidnaw, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula) tomorrow for some fly-in camping with friends. Then we're off to #MDW (#Chicago - #Midway) for some family time. #aviation #flyga

We’re headed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for Airventure 2024. Looking forward to a week of camping with friends, airplanes, and relaxing.

#aviation #osh24 #flyga #airventure #oshkosh

Well done, pilot! #aviation #flyga #minnesota #dnr #sar https://www.startribune.com/bwca-curtain-falls-paddlers-canoe-rescue-grace-zeller-boundary-waters-dnr-dennis-anderson/600382178/

Ok that’s funny.

https://www.avweb.com/features/shortfinal/short-final-leave-the-east-behind/

#aviation #flyga

Attention, #fediverse. My wife and I are private pilots and visiting Paris and Bordeaux in the fall. We’d love the opportunity to fly the French countryside. Any recommendations?

#aviation #flyga #flyFrance

Attention, #fediverse. Ma femme et moi sommes pilotes privés et visitons Paris et Bordeaux à l'automne. Nous aimerions avoir l'occasion de parcourir la campagne française. Des recommandations?

#voler #VolerEnFrance #FranceParAvion

J'espère que mon français n'est pas trop terrible…

The #eclipse was super fun; we’re glad we came. I got to sit in the right seat while my wife did all the flying and I managed comms. She’s become a HUGE fan of the #autopilot. #flyga #eclipse2024

It looks like if we fly to HOT to see the #eclipse, we’ll not only not see the eclipse (broken 1,500’), but we’ll be trapped there until Thursday because of thunderstorms arriving right after.

Working on plan B. We have family in southern Michigan; can fly/drive from there.

We can get back home (MIC) on Monday, but I’ll be flying because IFR. #flyga #planning

I passed my biennial flight review (my sixth). Two more years of flying! #aviation #flyga

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Five and a hold in simulated IMC with my safety pilot/wife. IFR current until the end of May. #flyga #flyifr #aviation

> I’m pretty sure I heard her turn toward her co-worker and say in a low voice “He’s below my personal minimums.”

💀🤣

https://airfactsjournal.com/2024/01/best-fbos-and-my-personal-minimums/

#aviation #humor #flyga

I always chuckle when people who fly single-engine airplanes whine about failure modes of electronics with no moving parts. #aviation #flyga #gps #vor

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/why-we-need-vors-in-the-age-of-gps/

Merry Christmas, aviators! 🎄 ✈️

#aviation #flyga

My awesome wife is even more awesome: she passed her private pilot checkride today! Not without drama: with time running out and after three reschedules for weather, her DPE got covid yesterday. Unbelievably, she found another DPE who was available today (!), and she finished her ride, crushing it. #aviation #flyga

I’m usually the pilot flying and never get runway pics as I’m focused on other things just then. But yesterday my wife was the Pilot Flying, and I finally got one. #flyga #aviation #kmby #moberly #missouri

The winds favor a high altitude, so I guess that’s where we’ll fly. Hopefully we get Bravo transitions through MSP and MCI. KMIC - KMKC - KHOT 10,500'. #flyga #aviation

My wife is at the hold short line for the first takeoff of her private pilot checkride, and I couldn’t be more excited.

#aviation #flyga

@WiredForFlight If only there was a faster way to travel to Chicago…

#flyga #msn #mdw #AtlanticAviation #OrangeLine

This sounds like fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SeJDkTpikk

#aviation #flyga

US Pilots wanting to fly GA in Europe have an interesting new option: https://airfactsjournal.com/2023/09/the-european-28-day-holiday-license/

#aviation #flyga #easa #aopa

Flew to Rushford Municipal airport (55Y) just for fun. It’s a gem of an airport in a beautiful part of #Minnesota. #aviation #flyga

Flew over to OSH to visit friends holding our spots in Camp Scholler. The smoke from the Canadian wildfires made visibility quite poor at times, and a little shower pushed through while we were out to dinner, which cleaned the air quite a bit. I flew home IFR and upwind and had a lovely time of it. Excited to see everyone again! #flyga #flyifr #OSH23

The missus is going flying tomorrow morning, so I swung by the airport to top off the tanks because that’s the kind of husband I am. #flyga #PilotsOfMastadon