Well. What an interesting month it’s been since I last posted on this blog. Instead of flying lessons in December, I chose to take a short vacation in November at Mammoth Cave for some caving. Not spelunking, caving. It was beautiful, relaxing, and if you want to read about it, check out my blog posts on the subject. If you are claustrophobic, I’ll warn you the second one might make you a bit uncomfortable. But it’s a good read, so please enjoy.
Learning to fly hasn’t dropped off my radar. It’s become my #2 project at the moment. I’d talk more about what I have in the works, but trust me, when I have something major to share, I’ll share it here. In the interim, I’m still debating which training videos to get. I love the idea of the online subscriptions to places like Sporty’s and King Schools, but in my world, DVD’s are meant to be ripped to my iPhone or my iTunes library (and thus my AppleTV). Yes, I live an Apple lifestyle, except I’m not dancing in silhouette against a monochromatic backdrop.
Knowing how much video I consume away from the television, or on demand at my own TV, I’m pretty certain the DVD’s are the way I’m going to go. A slight hint in the right direction might nudge Santa Clause into buying me a set of videos from Sporty’s. But we’ll see. I’d certainly love a gift certificate to them either way…
An interesting side note. While we were in the Mammoth Cave area, I spied a GA field called Glasgow Municipal. That’s incredibly exciting to me. At around 400 miles between Glasgow, KY and Chicago, IL, (give or take 50 miles depending on airport) that could seriously be a destination for me to fly into. Caving is one of the few sports I enjoy, and I’d love to fly there someday. The road trip is 6+ hours. I’m certain it could be done much faster in a GA plane. But that is a potential goal for the future…
So, slowly I’m studying, learning what I can online and in books, and making my way back to a cockpit in the near future. Thanks for staying tuned.