Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Nov 9, 2009, 9:08 am
Winter seems to have settled itself in our little northern town. It's an inevitable fact that I personally hate. I am not a winter fan in the slightest as there is not much I do in the winter that...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Nov 6, 2009, 8:36 am
There is one profession that I have sworn I would never want to do, or involve myself with. That is farming. Why you ask? Because with farming you are completely and utterly dependent upon the weather...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Oct 23, 2009, 2:50 pm
While I was training for my private licence, my instructor informed me that I do not have the typical pilot's personality. What he meant was, I was a scatterbrain: I rarely had my papers in order,...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Oct 14, 2009, 10:22 am
I went for a flight the other day. It was cold, miserable and gray, but I hadn't been flying in a few days and was suffering withdrawal. I was simply going to go up, see how the clouds were (they ...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Sep 30, 2009, 12:50 am
My instructor almost ran over the lights along the runway today. I'm sorry, I mean tonight, as it was my first lesson on night flying. I'm pretty sure, as he was telling me how perfectly he wa...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Sep 25, 2009, 3:41 pm
Today I learned the importance of the checklist. More specifically, I learned how important it is to respect the items on the checklist and if one is a little iffy, make a point of ensuring it's a...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Sep 21, 2009, 10:06 am
I've decided I need to get a little more "world aware". So, this morning, instead of wasting time on the usual social networking sites, I figured I'd check out the CBC news website instead. Th...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Sep 16, 2009, 10:39 pm
I am sitting at home, in front of my computer, wasting time on the internet when I should be flying. It's dark out and I should be working on my night rating right now. But I'm not. Why? I'...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Sep 15, 2009, 7:36 pm
Can you learn to fly without actually taking a lesson? Because I have to say, lessons can definitely take the fun out of it. I'm fully aware how important it is to fly with an instructor, I mean, ...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Aug 30, 2009, 1:08 am
I went for my first $100 hamburger the other day, although, in this case, I chose to have a beef dip, but it was basically the same thing. I'm not even sure if that's a common expression or no...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Aug 19, 2009, 12:23 am
I did something today that made me feel like a complete idiot. I completely terrified my brother when I took him up for his first flight with me. My first indication that it wasn't exactly a good ...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Aug 13, 2009, 9:14 pm
So. . . the person with whom I share the Fargo bought himself a new plane. A PA-12. Lucky him. Not that that matters for the sake of this blog, I just figured I'd throw that in there (that's m...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Aug 5, 2009, 12:56 pm
I went camping last weekend, in a tent. Apparently that's the way it used to be done, but around here, people think you're crazy if you're not in a holiday trailer, especially with kids. A...
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Randi Jo Torgrimson posted an article on Flying a Fargo - Aug 4, 2009, 5:14 pm
Since the Fargo is up for sale, I need to decide which plane I would like to purchase when the time comes to get a new one. I love the look of the taildraggers, and they're just so much cooler tha...
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