I didn’t make the Lady Taildragger Fly-In held in Savannah, Tenn., the first weekend in June, and from the comments on the website and the texts from my friend and fellow pilot, Sharon Tinkler, it was a roaring success. Kudos... Continue Reading →
Looking for Clint Eastwood
Posted on April 19th, 2012 by Deb McFarland
Folks haven’t seen us around the airport much for the past few weeks. An early and long spring has put the Old Man into a planting and building fervor. You name the vegetable and it’s probably planted in our garden.... Continue Reading →
Visiting family
Posted on March 19th, 2012 by Deb McFarland
It’s no exaggeration — Atlanta traffic is bad. Even though we live 60 miles north of the city, my family lives three hours south. There’s no way around it. If I want to visit them, I must travel through a... Continue Reading →
These are the days
Posted on February 19th, 2012 by Deb McFarland
It’s that time of year when I get to whine. Weather wise, December through March is typically dreary, often with gray skies and cold temperatures. We even have a snow shower or two here in north Georgia that gets the... Continue Reading →
A story that should have been told years ago
Posted on February 12th, 2012 by Deb McFarland
David Joseph Rushlow was an extraordinarily kind man. I never saw him without a smile on his face, and I never heard him say an unkind word to or about anyone. He often flew around with candy and a bag... Continue Reading →
Lesson learned
Posted on December 26th, 2011 by Deb McFarland
“Albert” was 25 and cocky back in 1975 when he got his license. Well, perhaps he was a tad nervous on his check ride, but thankfully he did well and would never have to do that again. Albert thought life... Continue Reading →
Perspectives
Posted on November 21st, 2011 by Deb McFarland
It has been a beautiful fall; one of the best for color in recent memory. We haven’t been able to appreciate it from the air as often as we would like, but those days devoted to finding the best corn... Continue Reading →
Blakesburg: A field of family
Posted on October 9th, 2011 by Deb McFarland
A couple of months ago I was in a particularly optimistic mood and booked us a couple of days at the world’s biggest fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Almost immediately, I realized that trip wasn’t going to work. Even if we... Continue Reading →
When life hands you lemons…
Posted on August 28th, 2011 by Deb McFarland
When life hands you lemons, the most popular response is to make lemonade. This month, my glass runneth over. So do my refrigerator, kitchen counter, and oven. I have made the proverbial lemonade, along with sweet tea with lemon, unsweetened... Continue Reading →
The girl in the tree
Posted on August 7th, 2011 by Deb McFarland
I must confess right off that my interview with pilot Keena Pope wasn’t so much an interview as it was a good, old-fashioned, girl’s day out, get-together and gossip fest. That it was done while she was on the clock... Continue Reading →
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