Hey, gang,
Wow, it’s really starting to get busy around here! We’ve had checkrides, birthdays, and engagement flights, too. Not to mention it was also the week of International Learn to Fly Day, an event promoted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Anyway, spring is well underway, that’s for sure. Don’t miss out!
So, we’ve had three checkrides this week. A “checkride” is a flight test, which a pilot takes to earn a new qualification. Obviously, around here, that means getting qualified to fly a seaplane. We teach both primary instruction (for brand-new pilots) and add-on instruction (for existing pilots who want a seaplane rating.)
Anyway! Here are the three newest floatplane pilots: Tim from California, Jim from Bainbridge Island, and Lonnie from Kennewick!
Lonnie and me
Jim, a sailor from Bainbridge Island, and me
Here I am with Tim, who came all the way from Long Beach, CA
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We also had some wonderful couples fly with us on some scenic flights, and get engaged in the process! Love those flights…..
And along the way, on May 21, I celebrated my sixth birthday! I’ll sign off with a poem that my friend Kit recited for me, in honor of my birthday. It’s by A.A. Milne, who, as you might know, wrote all the delightful Winnie the Pooh stories. Anyway, here it is:
- When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six,
I’m as clever as clever,
So I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.
A.A. Milne, 1927
Cheers, everyone!
–Toby James