I've always wanted to get my pilot's license growing up but it wasn't until 2004 that I finally made it happen. I was getting into RC Airplanes pretty heavily and got to talking to some full scale pilots at the flying field about flying. I really started thinking, I've always wanted to do this, so why not make it happen. I was soon enrolled in a flight school in Auburn and 4 or so months later I had my Private Pilot License. It has been even better that I ever imagined and I am always thinking about when I'll get to go up again. Living in Washington, there are a lot of days where it never burns off, or is just plain crummy, so I decided it would be a good idea to get my Instrument rating. Flying in and above the clouds is probably the coolest thing I've done to date. It is truly amazing to be in or above the clouds for an hour, start descending, and break out perfectly lined up with the runway of your choice.
The following links are of the days I brought my camera along and got at least a couple good pictures.
8/20/10 Flew to Olympia with Lane
8/13/10 Flew up by Alder Lake
7/23/10 Flew to Hoquiam with Dad
6/23/10 Tried to go flying today
6/8/10 Flew to Shelton
6/3/10 Flew to Snohomish
5/27/10 Flew to Olympia
4/21/10 Flew to Pierce County and Crest
3/30/10 Rented a plane in Tucson
3/24/10 Flew to Renton Airport
3/19/10 Flew to Friday Harbor
2/18/10 Flew around the South end
2/14/10 Rode to Olympia in Dan's RV-7
1/17/10 Flew out of TIW for Lane's Science Fair project
1/9/10 Flew to Apex Airpark
12/26/09 Flew to Shelton Airport
12/10/09 Flew over by Hood Canal
11/27/09 Flew to Snoqualmie Falls
10/28/09 Flew to Crest Airpark
10/08/09 Flew over McChord then to Pierce, and Auburn
9/25/09 Flew around Seattle
9/4/09 Flew up to Eatonville with Rich
8/24/09 Flew up by Mt Rainier
8/16/09 Flew to the Pacific Ocean with Greg
8/5/09 Flew over to Shelton
8/2/09 Flew up to Harvey Field in Snohomish
7/17/09 Took my friend Jerry flying
7/14/09 Went for a ride in Dave's RV-9/A
7/2/09 Flew around Class B with Austin
6/20/09 Rode to Scappoose with Robert in his RV-8/A
6/9/09 Flew to Crest Airpark
5/28/09 Flew to Centralia
5/22/09 Flew up to Renton
5/15/09 Flew as a safety pilot with Dan
5/8/09 Flew up to Anacortes with my Dad
5/1/09 Flew out towards Hood Canal
4/22/09 Flew up by Mt. Rainier with Scott
4/16/09 Flew IFR to Olympia with Daniel
4/7/09 Flew to Port Townsend with Jayson
4/4/09 Flew to Willapa Harbor
3/12/09 Flew out by Hood Canal
2/27/09 Flew to Centralia
2/21/09 Flew to Bremerton with Lauren
2/16/09 Flew to Bremerton with Lane
2/4/09 Flew to Elma
1/26/09 Flew to Friday Harbor
1/23/09 Touch and Go's at Tacoma Narrows again
12/5/08 Flew to Olympia then watched the sun go down
11/26/08 Flew over Puyallup, Orting, Eatonville, and McChord
11/15/08 Flew Austin and Lane to the Museum of Flight
11/14/08 Flew up to Renton Airport
11/9/08 Touch and Go's at Tacoma Narrows
10/19/08 Went flying in Marco Island Florida
10/11/08 Flew family to Hoquiam for lunch
10/8/08 Flew to Shelton
9/26/08 Flew up to Harvey Field
9/23/08 Flew over to Bremerton at lunchtime
9/12/08 Flew up by Mt Rainier
9/3/08 Flew over to Bremerton
8/26/08 Flew around Enumclaw and Buckley
8/11/08 Flew to Olympia and gave my friend Dan a ride
7/10/08 Flew to NWEAA Flyin with Lane
6/16/08 Flew to Port Townsend then to the Flying Heritage Museum
6/14/08 Flew to Scappoose for the RV Flyin
5/30/08 Flew towards Mt. Rainier
5/23/08 Flew to Centralia / Chehalis Airport
5/2/08 Flew up around Seattle with Megan and Jessica
4/25/08 Flew to Toledo Airport
4/11/08 Flew up towards Bremerton
4/1/08 Biannual Flight Review at Crest
3/21/08 Flew up around Seattle
3/8/08 Flew to Port Townsend with Lane for lunch
2/17/08 Flew to Elma then Pierce County with Lane, Robert, and Nick
1/30/08 Flew the AST-300 simulator at Pavco
1/23/08 Flew solo up to Lake Cushman
1/15/08 Flew solo up to Whidbey Island
12/31/07 Flew solo to Hoquiam
12/8/07 Flew up to Port Townsend for Lunch with Lane
11/27/07 Took Jayson's Uncle Herb flying
11/24/07 Flew up to the Museum of Flight and then down to Pierce County Airport with Lane
10/5/07 Flew to Spencer Aircraft at Pierce County for some RV parts
9/23/07 Flew to Kapowsin Airfield with Lane
9/8/07 Flew solo to Olympia
8/29/07 Flew to Shelton with Sheila A.
8/22/07 Flew solo to Shelton
8/11/07 Flew to Canada with Austin and Lane for the Abbottsford Airshow
7/12/07 Flew and Camped at Arlington for the NW EAA airshow
7/6/07 Flew up to Ashford with Scott H.
6/20/07 Flew around Bremerton with Dad
6/15/07 Flew to Scappoose Oregon for the 16th Annual RV Flyin with Lane
5/31/07 Flew a 152 to Bremerton at 7am
5/25/07 Flew a 150 to Shelton
5/4/07 Flew down to Olympia with Lane
4/11/07 Short flight around Enumclaw with Lane
4/03/07 Flew around Seattle with Kerry
3/25/07 Flew to the NW Model Expo in Monroe with Scott
3/14/07 Flew to Port Townsend with Nick and Robert
2/16/07 Tacoma Narrows with Lane
2/9/07 More simulated IMC with Nick
1/28/07 Took Austin and Lane flying
1/26/07 Logged some simulated IMC with Nick
1/21/07 Took Ross, Kian, and Lane flying
1/14/07 Flew solo up to Arlington
12/28/06 Flew up to Port Townsend for lunch with my Dad
12/17/06 Flew up past Greenwater with Trinna, Lane, and Lauren
12/6/06 Flew up around Monroe with Robert and Nick
11/18/06 A whole day of flying stuff
11/14/06 Flew to Snoqualmie Falls with Scott's wife Sheila
10/30/06 Flew to Winthrop with Scott A
10/13/06 Flew up around Eatonville with Trinna and the kids
10/4/06 Flew IFR to AWO, PAE, then RNT with hood on
9/29/06 Flew a 172SP from TIW up Hood Canal
9/23/06 Flew one hour of Aerobatics in a Super Decathlon
9/11/06 Flew IFR in VMC conditions to Ellensburg
9/05/06 Two Airplane flight to Port Townsend
9/01/06 Local Flight around Crest
8/21/06 Got Checked out in a 172SP at Pavco
8/14/06 Flew IFR to Tacoma Narrows
8/7/06 Flew VFR to Bremerton
7/31/06 Flew VFR to Shelton
7/25/06 Local flight with Jayson and Secretary
7/13/06 Flew IFR to Paine and Renton with Nick
6/30/06 Flew solo down to Yelm at 6am
6/17/06 Flew IFR to Arlington with wife and kids in IMC
6/5/06 Flew IFR to Tacoma Narrows under the hood
5/30/06 Flew VFR to Harvey Field
5/17/06 Flew VFR to Pierce County and Tacoma Narrows
5/2/06 Flew IFR to Tacoma Narrows then Everett
4/19/06 Flew IFR to Everett and Tacoma Narrows
4/4/06 Flew to Eatonville
3/29/06 Flew IFR to Renton
3/10/06 Instrument Checkride
2/24/06 Flew to TIW for a touch and go
2/6/06 Cross Country to Ellensburg
12/6/05 Flew Around Enumclaw and tried terrain on GPS
11/15/05 Formation Flying
10/04/05 Solo to Elma and Chehalis
9/8/05 Cross Country to Toledo Solo
7/20/05 Ashford
7/14/05 Morning Flight
5/24/05 1st Cross Country to Ellensburg
5/11/05 Flew to Shelton
5/3/05 Local Flight around Puyallup and Auburn
4/19/05 Cross Country to Friday Harbor
2/24/05 Cross Country to Centralia
2/15/05 Flew clockwise around Seattle area
1/4/05 Cross Country to Toledo
1/3/05 Flew around the Class B Airspace
12/18/04 Flew up to Monroe with Trinna and Lane
10/12/04 Trinna and Lane's first flight
9/26/04 Wenatchee Mountain Flying Clinic
9/05/04 Local Flight to Pierce County
7/22/04 Solo long cross country to Hoquim
4/4/04 First Flight!