Lew Miller

Lew Miller soloed in gliders in 1973. After serving in the nuclear submarine Navy, he learned to fly, with an engine, in a 1972 Grumman Yankee. In 1980, after seeing the Long-EZ prototype, he spent 4 1/2 years of long nights and weekends building his own Long-EZ. He has flown it over 2000 hours since 1986, from Alaska to Florida, and many places in between. He is retired, after a career in the civilian nuclear industry. His favorite flying is near the snow covered crags of the Cascades, within gliding distance of a place to land, and CAVU.

I Can't Believe I Did That June 22, 2016 June 24, 2016

Down the rabbit hole – scud running through Central Oregon

I then made a really bad decision. I climbed quickly to 8500, dodging scud patches here and there with minor course changes. Visibility worsened further over the next five minutes or so, dropping to 1-3 miles, with 50% ground contact, but hazy blue sky above. At this point in the flight, everything being reported seemed way too optimistic.