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2017
18 Aug 2017
15 Aug 2017
A friend of mine just got to log some time in a Honda Jet. #pilotthuglife #girlsflythehondatodayoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2017
7 Aug 2017
5 Aug 2017
When you drive an old truck sometimes you got to spend Wednesday night giving it a little loveoriginal ↗
2 Aug 2017
It cracks me up that Jim Lovell is wearing the same weekly Airventure admission bracelet as Julie and me. Like someone is going to stop him at the gate for not paying or something.original ↗
28 Jul 2017
Theater in the woods tonight: Walt Cunningham, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, Dick Gordon, Fred Haise, Al Worden, Jack Schmitt, Joe Engle and flight director Gene Kranz. BOOMoriginal ↗
28 Jul 2017
Waiting on the Apollo Astronauts, listening to a Q&A with the Blue Angels pilots. Good thing they put up a jumbo tron because this place is packed.original ↗
28 Jul 2017
27 Jul 2017
27 Jul 2017
Julie and I are collecting all kinds of nose art to get ideas for what we want to do on our plane. Just stumbled on these.original ↗
26 Jul 2017
26 Jul 2017
I'm building an airplane that I've never seen or been in. In person at least. Achievement unlocked. #myzenith750original ↗
26 Jul 2017
26 Jul 2017
26 Jul 2017
25 Jul 2017
25 Jul 2017
24 Jul 2017
24 Jul 2017
Mike and Simon are setting up at our chapter campsite. Getting excited. #airventure2017 #pilotthuglifeoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2017
Outbound to Martinsville VA was clear and calm. On the way back we dodged thunderstorms for more than an hour #pilotthuglifeoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2017
There's a good chance my steak is bigger than your steak tonight. #ahhthesousvidetogrillmethodoriginal ↗
18 Jul 2017
17 Jul 2017
16 Jul 2017
That 2x4 isn't just blocking my view. It's a project I forgot to finish and now it's mocking me. But there's beer so...original ↗
9 Jul 2017
Realized this afternoon that I've never made Coquilles St-Jacques. Since it's a special occasion (Thursday) I took a crack at it.original ↗
6 Jul 2017
5 Jul 2017
Our annual July 4th hike doesn't include fireworks or... horses. But thunderstorms when the car is a couple miles down a trail...original ↗
4 Jul 2017
My Grandmother collected elephants. Every time we're in a shop Julie has to go look at themoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017
28 Jun 2017
I'm doing a mostly self designed custom instrument panel in my plane. The very first component arrived today. AHRS number 1 #myzenith750original ↗
26 Jun 2017
22 Jun 2017
20 Jun 2017
Cancelled a lunch flight to Columbia SC at a famous BBQ place. Pfft, I don't even see any red storms. Whatever weather dude.original ↗
17 Jun 2017
This just throw it in the basement and we will sort it out later policy might have gotten a little out of hand #atleastitscooldownhereoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2017
Some of the aircraft maneuvering at today's event felt a lot like my time on aircraft carrier flight decksoriginal ↗
3 Jun 2017
3 Jun 2017
3 Jun 2017
3 Jun 2017
Five years ago today some space nerds ran through the D.C. rain to get burgers. #glxp #goodoldaysofglxporiginal ↗
1 Jun 2017
Building the baggage compartment this morning. Don't worry, gripping a bulletproof coffee. #myzenith750original ↗
27 May 2017
26 May 2017
23 May 2017
Back to working hard on Evadot again (finally). That's an encouraging graph. #thesamethingwedoeverynightpinkyoriginal ↗
23 May 2017
Flight review is done. No photos for obvious reasons but it's good to know another qualified person still thinks I can fly.original ↗
16 May 2017
Two years ago today Mr Jones grilled me for hours both on the ground and in the air. At the end he gave me a pilots license. Don't wait to chase your dreams. #pilotthuglifeoriginal ↗
15 May 2017
Shaky camera because of mountain turbulence today. Was bad enough that Julie skipped lunch. #pilotthuglifeoriginal ↗
14 May 2017
13 May 2017
I'm super happy with how bright this is. I think It might even be bright enough in full sunlight in a cockpit.original ↗
13 May 2017
I learned to solder as a kid but got really good in the Navy Avionics school. But for some reason I started whistling when I solder and I still do that. Hmmm. Anyway, my EAA Innovation Prize hardware is coming along nicely.original ↗
11 May 2017
10 May 2017
10 May 2017
8 May 2017
Parts from Adafruit arrived. Can you guess what I'm making? #thesamethingwedoeverynightpinkyoriginal ↗
4 May 2017
30 Apr 2017
Landing a Grumman Cheetah from the right seat at Hendersonville with a lot of forward slip.original ↗
30 Apr 2017
When you carry too much speed to the runway you level off... and... float... float... aaaannnddd touch down. Sheesh. Full flight here: http://buff.ly/2pe9j3f #pilotproblemsoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2017
Pro tip: if you're going to mount cameras in a plane... actually put them in all of the mounts you set up. Duh.original ↗
25 Apr 2017
Sorry Elli but I think it may be time to retire this ball to the garbage can in the sky. RIP.original ↗
7 Apr 2017