Flight

I’m going to use this page to catalog my flying adventures – in a similar index as the build index.

Flying N22UP: RV-8 Fastback

1. Task-Based Phase 1: What It Is and Why I Chose It - 5/24/2023
2. First Flight!!!! - 6/15/2023
3. Flights 2-5: The First Two Weeks - 6/18/2023
4. Maintenance Phase 1: The Tear-Down List - 6/30/2023
5. Flying & Performance - First report - 7/2/2023
6. Back in the Air: July Flying Log - 7/17/2023
7. Blackstone Report #1: What 7 Hours of Break-In Looks Like - 7/20/2023
8. Airspeed Calibration: The 4-Leg GPS Method - 7/22/2023
9. Vx and Vy: Five Flights to Find the Best Climb - 7/29/2023
10. The W42 Visit: Flying to See a Friend (Within the Test Area) - 8/12/2023
11. Baltimore Martin State: The First $100 Hamburger - 8/15/2023
12. Phase 1 Complete: 40 Hours, 64 Days, 35 Flights - 8/15/2023
13. First Passenger: Phase 2 Begins - 8/16/2023
14. Blackstone Reports #2 and #3: The Break-In Arc - 9/5/2023
15. Cross Country by RV-8: A Farewell Flight Before Foreign Service - 7/1/2024
16. Sunrise Over Manhattan: Flying the Hudson River Corridor - 11/29/2024
17. Two Year Anniversary! - 5/22/2025

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Helicopter Ratings:

I have the opportunity to use the remaining GI Bill benefits to get a few ratings on the helicopter side of the house. I am going to do my best to chronicle my transition from fixed wing to rotorcraft-helo on this blog. Hopefully they’ll be some good video logs and entries on the training and transition.

1. Helicopter Intro - 3/15/2018
2. Helicopter Private Pilot Add-On - 12/4/2018
3. Recent Helicopter Flights - 5/14/2019
4. Instrument Helicopter Add-On - 5/21/2019
5. Flight to John's - 6/1/2019
6. McLean Clan Visit - 6/9/2019
7. Helicopter Intro for my mum - 9/5/2019
8. Eastern shore R-22 with Steven - 10/5/2019
9. The Snyder Family - 10/16/2019
10. Ski Whitetail in the R-44 - 12/23/2019
11. Yard Hopping - 12/30/2019
12. Solo over York County - 1/26/2020
13. Dad and Uncle Joe - 2/9/2020
14. Helo lunch with Maja - 2/21/2020
15. Bullock flies the R-44! - 2/23/2020

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Other Flying

1. First RV-7 Flight (0 hrs) - 7/14/2012
2. First flight in an RV-8 (0 hrs) - 8/25/2012
3. Aero in Mike's RV-7 - 5/27/2013
4. Flying with Jack - 8/31/2013
5. Cambridge with Jack & Mike - 1/12/2014
6. Frederick Lunch Flight - 1/19/2014
7. Oshkosh 2014! - 8/12/2014
8. ¡VIVA CHILE! - 1/23/2015
9. Sun 'N Fun - 2016 - 4/12/2016
10. CFI Practical Exam Notes - 2/20/2017
11. Tailwheel Endorsement  - 5/7/2017
12. CFI-I Add-On Practical Exam Notes - 8/2/2017
13. Commercial Multi-Engine Add-On - 12/5/2017
14. Multi-Engine Instructor - 3/20/2018
15. Trip to Pittsburgh - 5/14/2019
16. Triple Tree Fly-in - 9/8/2019