Liza Kummer and Herb Scott were here last weekend for some “Adventure Training”. We flew the Super Cub first on Saturday. Since both Liza and Herb already had their tailwheel endorsements we concentrated on some advanced techniques including landing really short and exploring some of the remote ranch strips in the Texas Hill Country. On Sunday, we moved to the floatplane. Neither Herb or Liza had flown floats before so they had a great time splashing around in the area lakes. It is always fun to introduce pilots to the thrill of landing in the water so I had a great time as well. As we move into the cooler fall weather pattern, some of the best flying conditions of the year will prevail. We have a busy schedule for both airplanes, but I am looking forward to all of the training activity.
Ken Wittekiend is an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, professional flight instructor, aircraft owner and founder of ProMark Aviation Services, a flight training company based in Burnet, Texas.
Ken is a commercial pilot with over 11,000 hours of experience in a wide variety of general aviation aircraft. He began flying in 1970 while attending the University of Texas at Austin.