More photos of where the Ohio and Mississippi rivers meet and of Seneca.

Here are some photos from flying a Cessna 140. Josh is the student and he has been doing a good job. The 140 is an old airplane from the 1940's and is a tailwheel aircraft which makes it noticeably harder to fly. Takeoffs and landings in the aircraft require special attention so as to not veer off the runway. Josh has been doing a good job of handling this some times difficult aircraft. The wings are made of fabric and it has only one 85 horsepower engine. This is very basic and pure flying.

I was flying a twin engine Seneca not long ago and had the chance to fly over Cairo, Illinois where the Ohio and Mississippi river meet. This photo from 11,000 feet shows the two massive rivers meeting. If you look close you will see that the Ohio is actually the larger river here and should take the name of the river all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

JMG

Last Sunday my father and I went for a flight in the little yellow Cessna 150 that I helped bring back from Kansas. It was a very nice day and we flew into my favorite grass strip, Lee Bottom.

After his first solo, Kevin liked flying so much he decided to buy his own airplane! He found this yellow Cessna 150 in Hill City, Kansas. In July we drove out there, checked the plane over and flew it 9 hours and a 1,000 miles back across the country to Indiana. It was quite the adventure as we dodged thunderstorms and covered lots of unfamiliar territory.

JMG

Recent Solos at KBAK! Steve, Kevin and Aziz, 3 in one day!

Flying a Cessna 172 in Madison, KIMS. Flying a Cessna 152 on a perfect day at Lee Bottom with a Student.

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Lots of flying at KBAK in the last few weeks. Here are some photos of recent solos by some of my students. Adam soloed in the Cessna 152 last month. Haley took her very first flight alone last week in a Cessna 172. Josiah was as excited as anyone I've ever seen after he got back on the ground after flying a Piper Warrior solo for the first time.

JMG