Martin Pauly - N70TB
This month I completed the online training for the ABS Flight Instructor Academy, which is a first step towards accreditation in the BPPP program (Beechcraft Pilot Proficency Program), which I hope to achieve later this year.
I have flown over 1,000 hours in my A36 Bonanza, and I look forward to helping other Bonanza owners feel comfortable and safe in their aircraft.
Just before the end of the year, N70TB was due for its annual inspection. As usual, I took the plane to Iowa Wing & Rotor in Vinton, IA (KVTI) where Mike Zenisek took good care of it, as usual.
There were no issues with the engine and propeller, as you would expect from the brand-new setup which I had just installed in the spring of 2020. A couple of minor things were corrected, and I swapped out the old LED landing light for a newer, brighter one.
Now we just need some nice flying weather – Iowa so far has had an unusually gray and icy winter.
2020 couldn’t be over soon enough – but not all was bad in 2020. A look back at some of the highlights shows 2020 was far from a normal year, which put the spotlight on a different things. Fewer cross countries meant more time for flight training, culminating in my flight instructor certificate. At the end of 2021, I am a CFI/CFII and I thoroughly enjoy training students at the Executive Aero Flight Club in Cedar Rapids, IA.