Author: Blue Skies

“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”                     Related Images:

Ready for take off! It’s time for a new adventure.   Early morning fog departure in Blacksburg. We’re not in the mountains anymore. Approaching Currituck Airport: Currituck airport runway: Self-service fuel, self-service oil.  But the education was free there:  Did you

We travel not to escape life, but life not to escape us. I got to the airport a little after 7:00 AM.  For the past two Saturdays, we had planned a trip to Virginia Beach only to have to cancel

In a person’s lifetime there may be not more than half a dozen occasions that someone can look back to in the certain knowledge that right then, at that moment, there was room for nothing but happiness in their heart. ― Ernestine

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right and forget about the people who don’t.  Believe everything happens for a reason.  If you get a chance, take it. 

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“Smell the sea and feel the sky.  Let your soul and spirit fly.”   Last week I got to do both!  My flight instructor/dear friend and I went to Naples to pick up the plane I had bought from John. 

Ingalls Field Airport is located in Hot Springs, Virginia.  It is so incredibly beautiful there, it takes your breath away.  I cannot imagine a prettier, more tranquil place to be.  I couldn’t believe we were about to land on a

The prettiest, most peaceful airport is surely Alderson, WV.  It’s a small private airport, perfect for soft field landings,  with a river that borders it.  The instant you land there, you feel all your worries melting away. My instructor shares

I like a saying I heard once:  “The nice part about living in a small town, when you don’t know what you’re doing somebody else does.” You’ve got to appreciate that saying.  Mt. Airy, NC reminds me of that kind

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high, There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby, Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. It was an

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. – Henry David Thoreau Only we alone decide what has meaning – or doesn’t – in our lives. May showers have made it difficult to find suitable weather to fly. 

Great balls of fire!!! This moment in time flying was exquisitely beautiful.   For every ending there is a beautiful new beginning! Things my brothers taught me:  always be honest; be kind-hearted; keep the promises to yourself and everyone else;

An excerpt from Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis, says it all:  “Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved. There was science in each curve of an

I can’t imagine anything prettier than the places we flew today.  I live heaven every day that I fly.  I truly love the butterfly that my life has become. Today I flew to and landed at 4 different airports:  Hillsville

May the 4th be with you! My holidays have all changed.  This year I was celebrating Star War’s Day.   Today I did a cross country focusing on pilotage and dead reckoning.  According to AOPA: “Pilotage is defined in the

“Much to learn you still have…my old padawan. This is just the beginning!” – Yoda Flying is so much fun and especially when it’s on a pretty Monday morning.  It just sets up the whole week to be awesome! This

“You have to learn patience.  Everything you do is important, it takes practice and time, and doing your best each and every time. I can show you, but it’s up to you to do it.”  Roger Shelton Thank goodness that

“You can choose to imagine the worst; you can choose to be miserable; or, how about this, you can choose to be happy.” -Roger Shelton “You have to have clouds to have a really pretty sunrise.” -Roger Shelton Yup!  My

“The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport.” Orville Wright Flying in two words is “Pure Paradise”.  When I met my instructor this morning to fly, I had no idea

One of the things I find so exciting about flying is I am always learning.  Times like today was like the dawn of a new beginning, a deeper understanding, and of course more admiration of pilots and flying. My day

I’m often asked where did I fly today.  Well, now that I have an i-pad with flying apps, I can show you: Today was super cool.  I learned about VOR: VHF (very high frequency) omni directional radio range.  It’s a

“The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.” Amelia Earhart This morning I met my instructor at the airport at 6:00 AM.  It really makes my day, my week, my month, my year, my life to see the sunrise. 

Apply rudder pressure.    (Remember my Yoda-minded one?  Well, he spoke many wise words this morning.  That one he kept repeating.  Another one:  look out for that jet.  Check out the photo below.) I was thrilled that I got to

Yesterday I couldn’t fly because the ceilings were too low.  Today the winds were too strong.  Tomorrow is looking windy as well.   Related Images: