Stranded in Vigan, one of the prettiest towns in the Philippines. It was too rainy for the beach, but I could have puttered around the pottery kiln, explored the Crisologo museum, or hopped on a bus … more →
Flying in CrosswindsTonet wrote 4 months ago: Stranded in Vigan, one of the prettiest towns in the Philippines. It was too rainy for the beach, b … more →
Tonet wrote 6 months ago: Kit posted a question about a photo in “Here There Be Dragons.” We also get a lot of v … more →
myskymom wrote 7 months ago: The day I got my private pilot certificate was downright anticlimactic. All that work, all that str … more →
amysmartfree wrote 7 months ago: The Columbus is Cessna … more →
myskymom wrote 7 months ago: Frankly, the whole thing is a bit of a mystery. If I hadn’t discovered airplanes, I’d h … more →
Tonet wrote 7 months ago: Protesters stormed the ASEAN summit in Thailand. Thais celebrated the big Songkran holiday, throwin … more →
Tonet wrote 8 months ago: There is an old joke about the three steps needed to ensure success in life: 1. Work hard 2. Sleep … more →
Carlo wrote 8 months ago: Cessna Pilot (n) [sess-nah | pahy-luht]. 1. Straight and level 2. Flat-footed– use of rudd … more →
Tonet wrote 11 months ago: Every Christmas, Carlo and I venture gingerly out of our Central Luzon backyard. We journey to Nort … more →
Melanie McMinn wrote 1 year ago: Click here for this adventure. Fat and Sassy has moved to Intrepid101.com. Drop by for a visit- I … more →
deepstop wrote 1 year ago: Every open water student learns that you need to wait before flying after you dive, and there are pu … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: The Philippine Flight Simmers Group is one of the best communities on aviation in the Philippines. … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: It’s fitting to end the Baguio series with this departure story. It could have … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: We had Carlo’s birthday lunch at Mario’s, on South Drive. They used to have Dagwood … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: It’s time to share our explorations beyond our Central Luzon backyard. Easily the best place … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: I had three sisters and wished for a brother all my youth. My penance is to have three sons. Now I … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: On a Paris-Bangkok airline flight 12 days ago, I read July’s FLYING magazine. Dick Karl … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: Thunderstorms are muggers. Dark shapes lurk, you get an uneasy tingling in the back of your neck. … more →
Tonet wrote 1 year ago: Easter. Hot, blistering day. The kind of scorching Luzon summer day where the air shimmers incande … more →