Santa Catalina Island is about 25 miles off the coast of Southern California. A popular tourist destination, it also has an interesting General Aviation airport stretched on top off a plateau.

I’m a Private Pilot, but I still get giddy when I have a chance to go flying. Yesterday was…

This crop duster was coming right at me! Good thing he pulled up at the last second. It may look like I got sprayed, but he turned off the poison gas as he pulled up and flew right over top of me. What a thrill!

An oak tree with the backlight of the setting sun in Central California. During the winter months the grass is green. But now it’s officially summer and hills have turned golden.