Mike's Airborne Aloha

11/25/19 • 53 min

Mike Harris, host of the fantastic Why We Fly podcast, shares the story of his adventure flying around the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Back home in Tennessee, Mike owns a Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer. But on this particular trip, he and his wife were able to rent an airplane to see Hawaii from the sky.

Be sure to check out Mike's aviation podcast "Why We Fly": http://www.whywefly.org/

Be sure to check out Mike's aviation podcast "Why We Fly": http://www.whywefly.org/

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Abingdon's Ferry Go-Round

Abingdon is fully immersed in aviation and has made it her career. In these Logbook Memories, she tells the story of a pair of rather harrowing ferry flights.

Abingdon's ratings include CFI, CFII, and ATP, and she holds several type ratings. Abingdon is a respected ferry pilot. In this episode, she tells the story of a couple of her earlier ferry jobs.

When she isn't flying, Abingdon is running her business designing and selling "Adventurous watches for adventurous women". Abingdon wanted to reward herself with a new aviator watch after accomplishing a difficult goal only to find there weren't any decent women's watches available. So she got to work and designed her own.

You can find more information about Abingdon watches at http://theabingdonco.com

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Amy Wrestles With Weather

Amy Gesch shares the story of a flight she took with several other pilots and airplanes to an annual fly-in to Lockwood. An inaccurate weather forecast was only the beginning. Inexperience, peer pressure, and get-there-itis all combined to make a situation ripe for disaster.

Amy is the Product and Piston Aircraft Sales Manager at Wipaire. She holds a private pilot certificate with a tailwheel endorsement. She is a sport pilot flight instructor, and she has a seaplane rating. Amy also owns a 1936 J-3 Cub which has been converted to a PA-11.

https://www.wipaire.com/

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