Nancy, Marcie, and Steve attend a TBM safety seminar.
TBM-700 Checklists
Here are our TBM-700 checklists customized for our specific airplane and our cockpit flying procedures.
Sliwa Brothers Go Soaring
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 …
Annual TBM Re-Currency Flight Training
We completed our annual recurrency training with TSI and learned a lot while having a good time.
East Coast trip in TBM
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.
New TBM-700 Joins the Sliwa Family
Late announcement for the addtion of N700VV to the Sliwa Family.
Nancy Completes her TBM Training
Nancy completes her initial training at Simcom and then final test ride at Falcon Field in Arizona.
Puppy Mission – April 2011
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!
Plane Upgrade Planning
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.
Flight with Andrew Hayes
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.
Trip to Branson
Trip in the Cirrus to visit the Embry-Riddle Eagles at the Branson MO National Tournament.
Flight with Friends from Israel
Gorge tour provided by Steve Sliwa in his Cirrus.