Tag Archives: aviation

Time to Spare, Go by Air

Posted on September 18, 2015 by kymlucas

Travelling in a small plane is sometimes an adventure, mainly because weather plays such a large role in both timing of a trip and whether you can fly at all. Last weekend, we planned to fly to Montgomery, New York and back on Saturday. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Aviation: It’s Not Just a Hobby, It’s an Adventure!

Posted on August 6, 2014 by kymlucas

Rave Some sights from our trip home from Oshkosh. Glad we didn’t have to take off after this guy. His wake turbulence would have blown us away. Some Birds’ Eye Views of Chicago   What’s missing from this picture? Look carefully, … Continue reading →

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Second Lives: A Way to Enrich Your Characters (and Yourself)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by kymlucas

A Rave About Writing We spent this weekend at a Piston Power show. Not my normal habitat, I know, but we were invited to show our airplane. This is a bit unusual because our Cessna 182 Skylane is not a … Continue reading →

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Northern Ohio in Winter — A Study in White and Gray

Posted on February 13, 2014 by kymlucas

A Rave That Has Nothing to Do with Either Reading or Writing Earlier this week on a semi-clear but cold (16°F) day, The Engineer and I took advantage of the weather and went flying. Our airport boasts of its “weather-tight” hangars, so … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #10: A World War II Story

Posted on December 20, 2013 by kymlucas

Christmas Note #10: A World War II Story On 20 December 1943, a B-17 managed to limp back to England after being nearly destroyed by attacking enemy planes. What makes this story more amazing is the fact that it was … Continue reading →

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Some Days, You Gotta’ Fly

Posted on May 8, 2012 by kymlucas

Rave: Some days, you gotta fly. Or dance. Or garden. Or drink wine. Whatever makes you happy. Yesterday was one of those days. There were a million things I should be doing — laundry,  homework for a workshop next weekend, and posting … Continue reading →

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Out and About in Our Cessna 182 Yesterday

Posted on May 31, 2010 by kymlucas

0530101406a.jpg Originally uploaded by ladywriter47 Good Rant: Flew to Noble County for picnic @ Wolf Run State Park Supposed to be a fly-in camping area but there were loads of people there with ten tents and five dogs. They claimed … Continue reading →

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Flight of Fancy

Posted on April 13, 2010 by kymlucas

Reading, Writing, and Ranting Writing — In celebration of completing my revisions, I took the day off and went flying with my husband and daughter. Here’s a lovely view from the air of Medina’s best martini bar. Okay, so it’s … Continue reading →

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