Hello my name is Ralph Hixon,My aviation dream began as a senior in high school. Several classmates and I decided we wanted to fly helicopters in the US Army. I wasn't able to realize that dream but Uncle Sam invited me to jump out of airplanes if I was interested. I joined the Airborne and [...]
Flying was deep rooted in my family. Growing up my family owned a Piper Tri-Pacer, and my uncle trained pilots in P-38 Lightning’s during World War II. I had steady access to the Tri-Pacer, and I enjoyed learning to fly in it. I took lessons during summer breaks from college at the University of Illinois. [...]
On Saturday July 16th Chapter 932 had a flyout scheduled to Washington Island, WI. We planned to attend the Lion’s Club annual fish boil. George and Wendy Richardson were the only chapter members that made the event because they left Galt a day early. Due to low IFR conditions across southern and central Wisconsin [...]
Ed Moricoli Scholarship Update: About G’dang Time!! Grass Roots Galt Edition by JT Thuma In 2018, I received the Ed Moricoli Flight Training Scholarship. I was pumped. I started doing ground school with Justin Cleland and flying with Josh at JB. We flew throughout the spring and summer and by the end of [...]
Meet Mike Land I’ve been involved to some small extent in aviation ever since my father bought me a ride in a Cessna 172 as a child, while on vacation in Missouri. The air, the view, and the feeling of freedom had quite an impression on a young eagle (1970s, long before there [...]
The day has finally arrived! On Wednesday, the 11th of this month, I successfully passed the Private Pilot checkride with DPE Jim Bair! It has certainly been a long time coming, but I’m glad to have endured the private pilot journey with so much support around me. I know my aviation journey doesn’t end here, [...]
Randy Sweet’s RV 12iS build Written by Stephanie McClellan In an unassuming hangar at Galt airport, Randy Sweet works daily building his RV 12iS. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Randy and talking to him about his project. He is currently well under way building his RV. I first met Randy as I [...]
Every now and then some very unique airplanes visit us here at Galt Airport. On Saturday, April 17, I was hanging out in the Galt FBO, and noticed a plain white Cessna 206 pull up to the gas pump. What caught my eye about this airplane was not only its all-white paint job, [...]
Stephanie McClellan's C150 Restoration Project Last year, Stephanie McClellan, JB Aviation's Aircraft Maintenance Administrator, took on a forlorn C150 airframe ... we started following her project and her story appeared in the October 2020 issue of Galt Traffic. We are excited to continue to share her progress! To recap, this airplane story began [...]
"Hang Gliding in LA" by Arnie Quast For many years I have enjoyed bike riding along the beaches of Los Angeles during my airline layovers. Near our crew hotel lies a stretch of city beaches known as the “Strand”. This beachfront extends from Redondo Beach northward up toward Marina del Rey. A bike [...]
