Pilots die from the same things over and over and over again.
Tinkering with Radio for Safety
My office window looks across the approach path to runway 36 at Sauk Prairie airport and I don’t want to see anything bad happen out there.
Playground and Planes
Today I joined up with the ladies for some playground action at Middleton Firefighters Memorial Park and then some plane watching at Middleton Municipal Airport.
A Lock & Dam and a Rock and the MMAM
One day while swiping up and down the Mississippi River on Google Maps I noticed something about Upper Mississippi River Lock & Dam 5A is…
Kayaking the St. Croix River
On Thursday I accidentally learned that there is a kayak rental service located next door to L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport in Osceola. On Friday, not coincidentally, I found myself kayaking down the St. Croix River in Osceola.
Rocking the Ramp in 2024
I like this. It saves three hours of driving and a sweltering day surrounded by way too many people.
A Rose in a Waterfall and a Picturesque Power Plant
When it doubt, go where the water is. Even infrastructure can be aesthetically pleasing.
Buddy Holly Pilgrimage
My longest-ever VFR flight and a grueling bike ride through The Day the Music Died.
Kayaking by Airplane
Today I flew N569DS to Voyager Village Airstrip (9WN2) in northwestern Wisconsin for a little kayaking and exploration.
Chasing a Chair to Manitowoc
It was a pretty chair. I flew two hundred miles to see it.