http://www.bzaviation.com passion for flight Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:40:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My apologies for such a tardy post...so much to catch up on.  I should be able to catch up on life in the next year or so.  The short version of the story is that I received my CFI ticket during Oshkosh week, and headed directly there to celebrate.  I ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2008/09/10/cfi/ Bad Blogger...I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I started at an accelerated flight school, and that I'd post my experiences here.I've now learned exactly what accelerated means:  Work your butt off 24-7 until you're done.  I prepared for and passed three check rides in 8 days. 3 of ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2008/07/26/commercial-asel-amel-instrument/ For a long time now I have thought that immersion in a subject is the best way to learn it.  I have been making strides to integrate more aviation into my daily life, hoping maybe to learn by osmosis.  Unfortunately the schedule at home always tends to fill up no ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2008/06/26/accelerated-flight-training/ This past Friday I had planned to use my shiny new complex endorsement to fly with my wife up to Maine in our club Arrow. My early preflight planning showed the ugly weather that had passed through upstate New York earlier in the day had not made as much ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2008/06/08/instrument-rating-please/ FINALLY! I got up in the air.  It seems that the weather has been plotting to keep me on the ground just to rub in the fact i've not yet earned my instrument rating.  I managed to coordinate some free time with a decent weather window and took to the ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2008/03/11/fun-in-the-washington-dc-adiz/ Well, it's January, almost February...and there is definite progress on the non-profit project. Build to Fly, Inc. is an official NYS non-profit corporation, and we've begun the never ending IRS paperwork to obtain our tax exempt status. This week we'll start our first program.A group of Colgate students will be ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2008/01/30/build-to-fly-inc/ So to start the student educational process of Build to Fly, Inc. (as soon as it's official...hopefully this week) we plan on building the same projects that Sonex uses during their workshops. To that end, I've begun building one myself. Fun to be finally playing with metal in the shop. Starting ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2007/12/04/educational-project/ So folks, the ball is rolling. I've been busy as of late, and slow to update this site. Here is an update on what's going on in the ever-colder central NY. I've filed articles of incorporation for Build to Fly, Inc.  I've scratch built a couple of small parts off the plans ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2007/11/28/1158-in-progress/ Well, the ball is officially rolling. Plans ordered. Next step, lawyers, accountants, and insurance...oh my.I've send of the order for a set of plans from the Sonex folks. I hope to have at least some of the legwork on the non-profit paperwork accomplished before they arrive. Share This http://www.bzaviation.com/2007/10/25/plans/ With some anxiety I keyed the mic just as the sun was rising over southern NY: "NY Approach, N73450" " N73450, go ahead" "NY Approach N73450 is a Cessna 172, level 3000ft, over Dutchess Co, with Kennedy information X-Ray, landing Kennedy" I could only wait, and hope for the best. I had spoken with ... http://www.bzaviation.com/2007/09/13/172-jfk/