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Sliwa Brothers Go Soaring

In Family, Journal, Flights by Steve Sliwa

My brother, Dave, and I took off a few days to go the West Coast Touring Motor Glider Fly-In in Minden, NV on July 12 through 16.  We went 2 years ago by Cirrus as my Ximango was stuck in the shop for an extended annual.  This time we took the Ximango. Thurs – July 12 We got to airport …

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East Coast trip in TBM

In Flights, Journal by Steve Sliwa

We executed a two week trip to the East Coast in the TBM to visit family and friends and to conduct business meetings. Here is summary of the flight legs and experiences.

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Puppy Mission – April 2011

In Flights by Steve Sliwa

I use the TBM to pick up a new Bernese Mountain Dog puppy in La Grande, OR for the Clarks to bring home to White Salmon. Cali sure is cute, but look at the size of those paws. She will be big!

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Plane Upgrade Planning

In Flying by Steve Sliwa

Dreaming about getting a new plane. Here is the current thinking and rationale. We shall see how it comes out later, but would be happy to get comments and suggestions.

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Flight with Andrew Hayes

In Flights by Steve Sliwa

Andrew Hayes flies with Steve on an instrument currency flight to check out the G1000 avionics suite and to get re-infected with the aviation bug.