My Center Console

I recently realized I haven't really posted any pics of my center console, so here you go. A little eye candy. These were taken before my acro contest, solo, in my plane. I ended up taking second, by one measly point, in Primary to a gentleman in a Pitts. Not exactly fair, but no one said it was supposed to be fair. :) It was a fun time, I recommend it. Although, my plane is now prohibited by the IAC because I don't have the emergency canopy release installed. Oh well, it was a great experience to get to do it once. 

After a lifetime of teaching and coaching in my semi-professional baseball and corporate career, along with my professorship at CU, I have proudly partnered with Brian Tracy and FocalPoint International to make it official. I decided to combine my passions for coaching, business and leadership by becoming a Certified Business and Leadership Coach and I couldn't be happier, I have found my calling, my why.

I partner with small to mid-sized companies that have a nagging feeling they are leaving money on the table, that they just aren't getting what they could out of their time, team or money. It is estimated that fully 86 percent of businesses today are operating below their potential for sales and profitability because of a weakness in selecting the right product or service, selling it aggressively, or accounting and managing.  

Behind me is a team of 200+ amazingly talented coaches around the world and a proven system that looks at 72 distinct areas of your business. This same system has been used successfully on over 5000 businesses in every industry around the globe, and your business could be next. 

Being an aerobatic pilot, builder of an award winning aerobatic airplane that you all know I fly all over the country and lover of all things aviation, I specialize in working with Aviation and UAS/UAV companies. Pilot to pilot; lets fly, I'll be your wingman!

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Photo Shoot

Hello, hello! Its been quite a while since I last posted, I hope you are enjoying the site content without much new stuff from me. Its not been for a lack of activity on my part, its just been a matter of moving onto other things. I am now teaching a Leadership course at the University of Colorado, Boulder so that has been taking up a lot of my free time as I get prepped for the first class. In addition, Sheryl and I just got back from a week vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Wonderful country and people.

I am still flying plenty...well, that's not completely true, I wish my schedule, the weather and budget allowed for more. But isn't that always the way it goes with flying? My latest trip was a spur-of-the-moment jaunt down to New Braunfels (KBAZ) to visit my family and wish my Pop a happy birthday. I decided to go on a Sunday night...loaded up the airplane Monday morning and off I went. Four hours later I was in South Texas, the land of cheap AvGas, I still pinch myself at the utility of owning one of these planes that eats up real estate at 3 miles a minute. It was a wonderful flight. It was bitter cold (about 15 degs in Colorado) so the plane flew like it was on steroids and the air was as smooth as freshly churned warm butter...winter flying at it's best.  

A few months ago, I was lucky enough to get a couple of my photographer friends to do an air-to-air photo shoot over the Boulder Flatirons. With my limited formation flight experience, it was "interesting" trying to stay close to the photo ship without trading paint. I was concentrating hard...if you cant tell from the pics. I wasn't smiling much and chomping on my gum a mile a minute. 

Here are the results for your viewing pleasure. Many thanks to my talented photographer hanging out the open door in frigid temperatures, Julia Kirchenbauer Apfelbaum and her husband (both pilots) Jonathan for flying the photo ship (their Glastar). Julia got me on the IAC banner and also in the Van's 2016 calendar! Many thanks to her for that effort. Cool stuff to see your plane become a fashion model! :) Keep pounding those rivets (KPR) because its gonna be worth it one day!

I particularly like this one over the University of Colorado, Boulder campus and Folsom Field. Nice capture Julia!