captbrando's log

Ugh… I need an instrument rating. Today I was to be taking aerial shots of Lee’s lease. When I got about 60 miles south of Stephenville, I found a cloud line. Totally overcast. I thought I saw clearings up ahead which is why I pressed on the last 40 miles, but guess what… NOPE. So…

COOLEST, FLIGHT, EVER! Tonight, a friend who is learning how to fly went with me for a night flight. I did a little research (THANK YOU KYLE!!) and learned that you can do a Downtown Dallas tour from the air. I headed over to Addison, then was instructed to fly direct to Dallas Love. When…

What a great day to fly! Was a little windy, but very nice and clear with no clouds. Sherri, Atia, James & I took N52119 up to Skydive Dallas! Winds prevented anyone from actually jumping out of the plane, but we had a good day, excellent flight, met up with some old friends, and came…

Today was a pretty interesting flight day. Springfield & I took the SportStar down to Stephenville to hit Hard Eight Barbecue. Holy moly… food is tasty. En route, we hit some rain! You can still fly under visual flight rules (VFR) in the rain, but ATC was willing to divert us if necessary. Was pretty…