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Aviation
The $100 Milkshake
There’s a phrase in aviation – the “Hundred Dollar Hamburger” – which is basically a short flight to go have lunch somewhere. This is the story of a $100 milkshake on my 32nd birthday…
Yo Soy Un Piloto | Part 3: Oil!
Halfway through a 900-mile flight across Baja California, we encounter an in-flight emergency, 30 miles from the nearest town or airstrip.
Yo Soy Un Piloto | Part 2: Okie Dokie!
My first foray into international flight, including a crash course in Mexican ATC procedures.
Yo Soy Un Piloto | Part 1: Adventure In The Clouds
This is the story of my 3-day trip to Cabo with my good friend Mark Becklund. We flew a Cessna 182-M down to Cabo, on March 17, 2010, and after 16.2 hours of flying in a small plane, we have a story of two to tell. Here are the bits worth telling, and some that aren’t.