The Independence of Being a Private Pilot
Well, I know it’s been a long while since I’ve shared my pilot experiences but as they say, “it’s better late than never.” Perhaps the significance of the Independence Day week is all I needed to get my creative juices going for this latest post. For me each July 4 – Independence Day is special […]
The 11/11 CREED
Though you are far away I know you’ll always be near to me – Sia, “I Go to Sleep” 11/11/11 is a very special day, not simply because of the obvious numerical symmetry nor for the fact that it’s Veteran’s day but rather for more personal reasons. Today would have been the 35th birthday of […]
Lunch Break as a Safety Pilot to Salinas
Today, I really had a chance to maximize the time in my new found freedom of being a solopreneur. I started the day like most days, checking my emails and doing the usual follow ups to make sure my clients are all being taken care of. I finalized a client web site (JulieBottarini.com) and made […]
Sunday Afternoon Surprise
The final flight in this recent series was yet another surprise for my girlfriend, Kaitlyn. We had planned to spend a Sunday in San Francisco (something we don’t get to do very often). Yet, earlier in the week, I’d realized that I hadn’t flown her since January of this year (over 9 months ago). So […]
Sharing the Dream
My next two flights (in successive weeks) involved business flights up to Petaluma to visit my clients at KG Technologies. You might recall that it was my flights to KG last year that made me begin to realize that my dream of having my own company and flying myself to business meetings wasn’t far from […]