Late announcement for the addtion of N700VV to the Sliwa Family.
Commencement Address at OIT
I am the commencement speaker at the Oregon Institute of Technology June 2011 graduation ceremony.
Festo SmartBird mimics flight of birds …
Here is the video that went around the various pilot and scientific blogs a couple of months ago. Festo has really done a great job with a flying bird. The advertising copy says: “SmartBird is an ultralight but powerful flight model with excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility. With SmartBird, Festo has succeeded in deciphering the flight of birds – …
Kyle Gets Buckets 2.0
YouTube video of Kyle getting buckets on the campus of Duke University.
Electric Bike Trial
Nancy tries out her new electric bike from Kilowatt Bikes and we meet Shannon for lunch on one of the first great weekend days this year.
Can iPad’s earn airline frequent flier mileage?
Recovering a lost iPad is enabled by using the locate me function, but they don’t report altitude.
NYC Trip to Visit Tabitha and Rich
I make a trip to NYC to visit with college suite-mate, present some leadership concepts, and visit with my kids in May 2011.
Nancy Completes her TBM Training
Nancy completes her initial training at Simcom and then final test ride at Falcon Field in Arizona.
Red Bull – Aerobatic Gliders & Skydiver
The team pulls off a interesting stunt over the beautiful Alps.
Andie’s First Visit to AZ – May2011
Dave, Michele, and Andie come to the Sliwa Villa in AZ for Cinco de Mayo.
Spring Break – 2011
The Nordlunds and Capozzi’s join the Sliwa’s at their AZ house for Spring Break. In fact, Steve just ‘retired’ from Insitu a few days before, so this was great practice.
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!