Memory Leak

I was worried about this go around of my FAA Medical because of the following new things that came up since my last visit to the AME 3 years ago:

Diagnosed with a benign heart arrhythmia — atrial premature contractions (APCs)
Started on blood pressure meds since the last medical
Also started on cholesterol meds too

I thought [...]

We’ve taken baby Maia up for half a dozen flights now and each time we figure out new things. We use 2 forms of hearing protection:

Mack’s Kids Size ear plugs – These soft silicone ear plugs are worn over the ear opening, but don’t actually go inside the ear canal like adult ear plugs [...]

Saturday we made a quick flight down to Paso Robles for our third attempt to eat at Matthews at the Airport (our first attempt was a turn back due to screaming baby, and our second attempt was a turn back due to generator failure). We’d heard such good things about the restaurant and that [...]

My 1967 Mooney M20F had the original style voltage regulator with vibrating points that opened and closed the field circuit in order to provide a relatively constant generator output voltage. This 50+ year old technology leaves a bit to be desired when it comes to performing the job of voltage regulation. Not only was the [...]

My Dad and I flew to Kerrville, Texas, home of Mooney Aircraft and they host an annual homecoming event that draws people from all over the world — 2 guys actually flew their Mooney in from Switzerland!

We made 1 fuel stop in Show Low, AZ, which is a wonderful regional airport with cheep fuel ($3.20). [...]