Breaking in some cylinders

Breaking in some cylinders

We had plans to fly to Waterloo, Iowa last Saturday for our niece Ella’s birthday party. On Friday, Steven called and said “Skill called me” (Skill is the school we rent the planes from). It sounded like he had bad news! I immediately thought they...
Flying to Cottage Grove, WI

Flying to Cottage Grove, WI

Our Saturday night adventure was a flight to Blackhawk Airfield (87Y) in Cottage Grove, WI, just east of Madison. We picked Blackhawk Airfield because there’s a restaurant – Oakstone Recreational – with a vegan burger option at the end of the runway....
Last day/last flight

Last day/last flight

Woo hoo, we made it to Saturday! Our last day in Iowa! Steven woke up feeling a bit congested and I asked if he wanted to take any meds. He said no – he didn’t feel like spending the time researching what medications are allowed/disallowed by the FAA. Ahh...
Meandering Minneapolis & flying back

Meandering Minneapolis & flying back

On Friday we slept in a bit after staying out so late for the concert. I texted my dad “We’re starting to get up. Sorry we slept so late!” To which he responded, “I prefer my pilots well rested…lol.” Ha. Good point! We weren’t in any hurry to get out of...
Flying to Minneapolis!

Flying to Minneapolis!

Woo hoo, we got to add another new state to our flying map – Minnesota! Very exciting! But first, our Thursday morning. I went with my snis to school drop off – I had some painted rocks I wanted to give her kindergartner’s teacher. It was fun to hand them...