Well, I haven't posted for a long time and I know that most people have given up on reading anything from me, but I had to show my new plane. I have created a new flying group, or club, the Dixie Flying Association. There are three members: myself, Marcus and Emily. We bought this 1978 Mooney M20J out of Texas from a broker who was handling the sale for the owner who was a military guy in Afghanistan on duty. Marcus flew the plane back to St. George on Feb 13, which happens to be my wife's birthday. What a birthday: she got a pair of new black leather flats and I got this. It has a terrific autopilot and GPS navigation. I have flown it 2 times now and will continue lessons with an instructor until he feels I am "good to go." I plan on flying it to see my brother, Nolan, and his wife, Alda, in Denver. I plan on taking a CFI along for my first time over the Rockies.
The plane is so stable and responsive to fly. I seems easier to land than our Cessna 182 and certainly easier than the 172 which is slower on landing. Pictured in the co-pilot seat is my high school friend (and fellow pilot) Steve Wideman. He and his wife, Jerolyn, were down from Northern Utah visiting and, of course, Steve wanted to see the new "ride." Jerolyn took the picture on my phone.
