You can’t build up a vocabulary if you never meet any new words. – Rudolf Flesch and Abraham Lass Each time I find myself in a new experience realm intriguing new vocabulary appears. For this new amateur airplane builder, each time my EAA Chapter workgroup gathers around the chapter biplane project, an adventure ensues: learning curves, applied physics, […]
What Is Special About An Atlas Drill Press?
Provenance is something very important in jewelry. You want to know who has worn a piece of jewelry and who it has belonged to – it’s part of its history, part of its aura. – Author: Simon De Pury An Atlas Drill Press is not generally viewed as valuable as jewelry – unless you are a machinist! […]
A Rare Year In Review – Top Posts for 2020
A Rare Year: “Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” – Brooks Atkinson In looking for a quote to recap 2020, as well as, “hit the ground running” 2021 post, the quote above resonated. I found it […]
Can What We Know Prevent Desired Learning?
‘It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.’ – Claude Bernard Unlearning so that desired learning can occur seems counter intuitive. Yet, during a recent experience in upgrading my piloting skills, I had to do some serious unlearning to learn! I have been a private pilot since 1992. With the exception […]
Why Bother With A Tail Wheel Endorsement?
In the Fall of 2019, I applied for and was awarded a scholarship from Women In Aviation (WAI), for training toward getting a tail wheel endorsement. But why bother? I earned my private pilot certificate, single engine land (SEL), in 1992 in a Cessna 152, a tricycle gear aircraft. Over the next few years, I […]
The Most Important Reason To Keep A Journal
“Documenting little details of your everyday life becomes a celebration of who you are.” Carolyn V. Hamil There are many awesome personal reasons to keep a journal. Lists of why and “how to” are abundant and for these reasons I have developed the habit of daily journaling. However, there is a rather hidden reason to […]
What Are The Five Top Favored Headlines Of 2019?
As 2019 comes to a close, I find value in taking a look at the favored headline of posts you all found most interesting. Yes, I use that somewhat creepy google analytics tool. I admit , it’s existence is both fascinating and disturbing. The good news is my ability to use it is rather elementary, […]
A Letter To Dear Friends And Family
“To write is human, to receive a letter: Devine!” ― Susan Lendroth David and I have sent an annual Christmas letter to friends and family annually since we married. We compiled a comprehensive list of family and friends for wedding invitations and announcements. This growing list has been maintained these 42 years, but a few years […]
An Awesome Crazy Personal Aviation Day
To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything. – Otto Lilienthal I have spend a lot of time with airplanes over the past few weeks. One particular day turned into a personal aviation day taking me from one corner of Wichita, the Air Capital of the World, […]