Month: February 2020

I’ve been a member since May 2018. I got my PPL in April 2000 and have since added my MFR. I love being in the club because of the shared costs, having more than one plane to fly, the camaraderie of the flying club, and the access to instructors. I’ve been interested in flying since I was a wee lad. It was always on my bucket list. I made some money, made some time, and made it a priority in 2000. I love to travel to interesting places, escape from “life” which PIC, doing something not every can. One of my favorite experiences was flying up the Columbia river in Oregon to visit a friend in the Portland area.

I earned my PPL in 2018 and have a single engine land (high performance) rating.  As a native Coloradan (yes we do exist) I love Colorado and have always wanted to see more of it faster (thus fly there).   After learning in a C172 I knew that a C182 was more my style.  My main goal has been to get over the mountains to the west.  Of my 170 hours to date, I’ve had over 30 hours of mountain flying training (and flying).   I have also been flying myself to business meetings to places that are no longer easy to drive to!

I joined the club in 2019. The main reason I joined is for a more cost effective way to fly and for better airplanes. I also wanted the freedom to take trips, do mountain flying, and land at back country strips. 
I’ve loved airplanes for as long as I can remember. There is something magical about the feeling of flight, and even more so when you’re the one behind the controls. My favorite kind of flight is mid summer at sunset after the storms have moved on. There is no better place to watch the clouds change colors and the city lights come alive than at 7500 feet at 200 miles per hour. I hope to keep seeing awesome things, earning my instrument rating, and sharing the joys of flying with my friends and family.

I earned my PPL in 2019 after 14+ years of on and off again training in NJ and TX. It was a blast flying along the coast of New Jersey and around the plains of Texas but I’m excited to take on the challenge of mountain flying in and around the front range. My goal this year is to take advantage of the Mooney and go on several weekend trips around CO and the surrounding states. 

I earned my PPL in 2011 after wanting it since I was a kid and my dad was in flight school in Nairobi Kenya.  I’m originally from Norway and flying in Europe is simply too expensive for most. When I first moved to the US (Florida), my dream of flying was awakened and I began visiting small airports to look at planes, taking off and landing or just sitting on the ramp. It wasn’t until 2010 I could find the time and money to pursue my dream. One of my best memories of flying is when I proposed to my wife after taking her on a flight and landing on a mountain top.  What I love about the club is the camaraderie of the members and the freedom to fly almost anywhere I want in the country. 

I earned my PPL in 2000 and waited 19 years to add on my Instrument Rating.  As a transplant from the East Coast, learning to fly in the mountains has been a fantastic adventure!  I love flying the Club’s 182 and M20E on cross-country trips with my family of four.  One day I’d love to learn to fly a tailwheel. My favorite place to fly is Rapid City, SD (KRAP).