I took this shot way back in 1996 from the pilot's seat with my flight instructor at the controls. From 1995, I was learning to fly at Boeing Field in Seattle. I nearly completed my pilot's license but I had to stop to join the Peace Corps. Someday I hope to get my pilot's license. … [Read more...] about Cessna 152 Landing in Seattle
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Cessna 152
My faithful Cessna 152. Just a two-seater, not a whole lot of horsepower. Still fun to fly. I took this plane from Seattle, Washington, to Hillsboro, Oregon. It was my long cross-country. I landed at Kelso, Washington, for a touch and go and later McMinnville, Oregon, for another touch and go. I landed in Hillsboro for lunch and then flew directly back to Seattle. What a … [Read more...] about Cessna 152
Forward Slip
Since I was a kid, I wanted to be a pilot. As a kid, I wanted to be a Japan Airlines pilot. In college I instead wanted to be a Marine Corps pilot. I got close when I was a Flight Equipment Marine but it was not real. Unfortunately, my military injuries kept me from achieving both goals. I forgot about flying. It slipped my mind then in 1995, I decided to take a short … [Read more...] about Forward Slip
That’s Megan
That's Megan with her tongue sticking out. She always had fun with me. She was the only student I ever had who successfully tied my shoes to a table without me knowing. Yes, it does really happen. I miss this girl, I tutored her and other Chinese American students as part of my internship requirements at the University of Washington. Shortly after, I graduated in August, … [Read more...] about That’s Megan
Little Japanese Boy
Yep, that's me on the left. Many people are surprised when they find out I am half-Japanese. That is my full-blooded Japanese mother to the right of my half-blooded Japanese brother. It was VIP day for me at the Ford's Prairie Elementary School in Centralia, Washington. If my second grade classmates had not known I was Japanese, they did now. … [Read more...] about Little Japanese Boy