I came up the this morning to take another friend flying. The preflight went well, so to speed things up later, I decided to fire up the plane and get the engine warm. It fired up easily enough, but was … Continue reading
After the fun on Pender Island, we headed up to Nanaimo where I was going to give my first ride to anyone other than my trusting wife Catherine. This young guy is my pastor’s son and as he lives up … Continue reading
Wow, what a day. So much took place that I’ll break today into two postings, see my next one about sharing the joy for the rest… The folks who maintain Hastings Field on Pender Island have an annual Fly-in where … Continue reading
The president of our flying club was asked to present his kind of lecture about radial engines. He owns half of a Beaver and is rebuilding a Stearman. Many of us loaded up our planes to attend the neighbouring flying … Continue reading
After the great time visiting the BC Aviation Museum, We got back in the plane for our return trip back to Duncan. Our son was on a weekend visit to a camp on Thetis Island, so we planned on departing … Continue reading