There's always a dream!

I wanna be this guy:

Can you guess why?  Eleven border-crossing decals!  I have the tail number of this craft which was next to Alexandra this morning in the group hanger.  Maybe I can tag along next time, cross the border.  I do already have my decal and current passport.

How many pilots does it take to replace a light bulb . . . .

Last night I went up to renew night currency.  It's amazing how fast 90 days goes by.  It was a pleasant night, a very short 0.3 hours for two stop and goes and one full stop.  But once on the ground and out of the plane again I discovered the beacon on the vertical stabilizer had failed.

At first blush it looked like it might be a several hundred dollar repair.  But that is for a new LED light.  Just replacing the bulb will be $19.95.

Replacing the bulb should be a repair that doesn't make you wince . . . .

03/24/2018 update . . . .

It only takes one pilot:

Green river . . . .

Can you tell it's St Patricks day?  Above is an untouched picture from 3500 ft MSL heading through the Bridge Transition, which takes you from East to West or West to East right over the center of KTPA.  It was a cool ride today from KBOW back to KSRQ, after an FAA Safety Team activity at KSEF, a presentation about Preventing Loss of Control.

The Bridge Transition described on the Tampa TAC:

And then here is the flight path of Niner Niner Five of the flight leg from KBOW to KSRQ: