By now, many of you are probably pretty familiar with our summer adventure in the United States.  You know the one – where I got really brave and hopped in the pilot’s seat of an airplane, and where Martin got even braver by sacrificing the well-earned (and well-worn!) pilot’s seat for three whole months.

But what you don’t know are some of the details that followed – like the day we flew to Berlin and what it was like sitting waaaaay in the back of a commercial plane on the Exact Same Runway I used to take off from.  Then there are the occasional little bits from my journal – like the day I made my 100th landing or attempted to land but wound up bouncing 20 feet of the ground!  All of those little bits are right here on a brand new page where we live to tell:

Learning to Fly, Summer 2009

I can’t wait to meet future women who think about flying, and even those who don’t – because you all know than the idea of flying never crossed my mind.  You know what I would say, no doubt:  DO IT!

And of course, we’ll be sure to keep you posted on future flying progress.  Martin even popped the “Want to get another pilot rating?” question the other day.

Please check out the new page, especially the end, and let me know what you think.

As a final note, thank you.  Your virtual high fives during the entire process of flying with Martin (and then flying without Martin) made the experience all the more wonderful.  I sometimes wonder:  could I have done it without all of you?  All I know is how thankful I am to have you here with me on this wonderful journey.