...I've been flying since 1975. I got my private at a Cessna Pilot Center (Opa Locka Flight Center), and then my commercial, instrument, multi-engine and instructor ratings at Burnside Ott in Opa Locka, FL. I then went on to instruct with them for a few years before striking out on my own.
Over the years I've owned a Cessna 150, a Citabria 7ECA, a Grumman Traveler, another Citabria (a 7GCBC this time), a Grumman Tiger, a Cirrus SR22, and now, my beloved little Sky Arrow. I currently have over 6,000 hours, of which about 4,500 are instructing and about 1,500 tailwheel.
I have a hangar at a private strip near Blue Ridge, GA (Blue Ridge Skyport - 57GA), though I actually live closer to Copperhill, TN (1A3).
Here's me taking delivery of the Sky Arrow, from Hansen Aero outside Atlanta:
...the Sky Arrow panel (flying along I-575 out from Atlanta towards the GA mountains):
...and my lovely wife, best friend and copilot, Karen:
I've put together a couple little YouTube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjlU_JlvDIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUxuaz_WbJc
If anyone wants to swap rides or chew the fat, let me know! Or there's a nice little Mexican place in Copperhill!
I hope I can contribute to this site, at least anecdotally concerning my ROTAX and LSA experience and more generally concerning flight instruction and general questions.
