Sky-N-Sun - Airport

The Airport

I am from a family of pilots. My Mother, Father, and I are all Certified Flight Instructors. My two brothers and my sister also learned a little about flying, we spent a lot of time at airports and in airplanes as kids! :-)
The first entry in my log book was just after Dad got his CFI. That entry lists cross country instruction. I was all of 12 years old!

This is a painting of the airplane we owned while I was learning to fly. It was a Cessna 120. Thanks to the artist, Rodney Vivian, I can look at it and recall many very fond memories.
Thank you, Rod!

Please do not copy this graphic.

Those of you with sharp eyes are right, the front wheels are more forward than the original design. Ours was one of the very few with the add-on kit that moved the wheels forward. The wings were metal covered instead of fabric as well.

The picture below is my Father (on the left) and the Cessna 402 he flew before he retired. Can you imagine getting paid to have so much fun?

These days, most of our flying is from our airport located on the farm just outside Dad's back door! The airport ID is 1OH9 and is on the Cincinnati Sectional Chart.

We now own a 1956 Cessna 172, seen here landing at our airport. The 172 has the more modern nose wheel instead of a tail wheel. Just when I thought I was all grown up, here I am riding a tricycle again! :-))

Aviation links

Aviation@Landings Aviation's Busiest Hub in Cyberspace
Sporty's Pilot Shop A great place to get supplies.
NASA Space Flight Web

Land here again! I plan to add to the pictures and tell a few stories as I get time to work on this page.