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, […]
When Things Go Wrong – A Year After
“Mayday” is not a call you want to have to make, but sometimes things go wrong…. It’s been one year since I made this call. Thought it was worth a repost. Happy 4th of July – I plan to be flying. June 2018 – When Things Go Wrong When it was time to relocate our […]
Success Is A Long Walk In The Same Direction
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~ African proverb I consider myself a fairly independent person. Taught to carry my own weight, do my part and not quit, I champion getting things done. I like my time alone. Yet, it is when I am part […]
Five Most Interesting 2018 Posts From THE STONEBRIDGE
At the end of each year, it is interesting to see which posts got the most action on THE STONEBRIDGE BLOG. If I were better an analyzing the buckets of data I have access to I might be able to discern why what posts get attention. As it is, I am simply grateful folks stop by […]
Kansas Cullens – Three Wonderful Themes From 2018
Each year starting around Thanksgiving I begin reflecting on the past year. This continues until the last week when we finalize our goals and plans for the coming year. The process has several stages and aspects that include: Mundane stuff like end of the year financial activities resulting in updated financial budget tools for the […]
How To Resurrect An Airplane In Style
“Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes My roots in aviation came from my father. His sprouted in the 1960s. I do not know what or who influenced him. He had not flown in the military nor been involved in aviation prior to his decision […]
How I Witnessed A Delayed Dream And Vision Fulfilled
“Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it…” ― Wilferd Peterson “I turned left onto a half-mile […]
How To Stay Up To Date On EAA Airplane Building
“To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. To fly is everything.” – Otto Lilienthal An airplane building project my father began in the 1960s has been re-begun. “The Biplane – A Dream And Hope Resurrected” post provides the background for the extraordinary turn of events that has resurrected a dream all but […]
Dreamers – An Airport Story in Three Parts
“Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it…” ― Wilferd Peterson “I turned left onto a half-mile […]