Lunch Break as a Safety Pilot to Salinas

Lunch Break as a Safety Pilot to Salinas

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Oct 31, 2011

Today, I really had a chance to maximize the time in my new found freedom of being a solopreneur. I started the day like most days, checking my emails and doing the usual follow ups to make sure my clients are all being taken care of. I finalized a client web site (JulieBottarini.com) and made ...

Sunday Afternoon Surprise

Sunday Afternoon Surprise

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Oct 30, 2011

The final flight in this recent series was yet another surprise for my girlfriend, Kaitlyn. We had planned to spend a Sunday in San Francisco (something we don’t get to do very often). Yet, earlier in the week, I’d realized that I hadn’t flown her since January of this year (over 9 months ago). So ...

Touch and Go – From 2010 to 2011

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Jan 1, 2011

Here it is..January 1,2011 – the start of a new year. Also a great day to reflect on the year that has been, and from a piloting standpoint, 2010 was an exceptional year for me. When the year started I’d hope to accomplish a few things; become a better pilot, “go full power on my ...

First Fall Getaway

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Oct 6, 2010

Being a pilot truly has its advantages. Yet being a person that loves to travel, loves to plan, and loves to create magical and memorable moments, really makes being a pilot even more advantangeous. Since I’ve received my pilot’s license back in the summer of 2008, I’ve dreamt of having a weekend like I had ...

Doing “Research” at Sonoma Skypark Airport (0Q9)

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Sep 19, 2010

So after over slightly more than two years of flying, I can still say that a pilot learns something new on every flight. Perhaps it’s not necessarily always something new, but in the process of the flight a pilot may be reminded of things he/she should already know. In the end, I’ve always believed that ...