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• May 09, 2008
• 16:19

  Fly With Me Episode 20

   » ‎ Fly With Me
  Never Say Die
  
  This episode is a continuation of the theme from Episode 19 -- what happens when people have medical emergencies in flight.  I speak with a doctor, a nurse, a flight atte

• 14:00

  Approaching TBO

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  When evaluating the value of an aircraft, one of the key factor is the TBO: Time Between Overhauls. Engine and propeller manufacturers define maximum time-in-service. The closer the engine / propeller

• 12:40

  Priorities

   » ‎ Flying Around in Circles
  Yesterday I looked at my calendar and said "Oh shit! In exactly two weeks I leave for Berkshires!" How time creeps up on you.
  
  I have four major things going on in my life (if you ignore l

• 10:33

  Leaving Hotel California

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  California is a rich state, and a left-leaning state. A lot of public money is spent looking after people, protecting them from the ills of the world. We saw this during the fires, in earthquake prepa

• 5:16

  Cruising in the RJ

   » ‎ Up in The Air
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• May 08, 2008
• 23:18

  Dear Senator Kerry,

   » ‎ Pitchpull
  See how easy this is?
  Sign that SF180 like you promised, you jerk!
  (H/T- Jus

• 14:21

  Lolplane

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  One of the problems I asked to be looked at during the maintenance stop was that the right gear door was occasionally dropping down after shutdown, instead of staying closed over the opening into whic

• 14:00

  Flying VORs For Dummies

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  One of my activities while I was active in Geneva was to introduce practical radio-navigation to students, using the club simulator. This was a preparation for the radio-navigation part of the in-flig

• 12:26

  Don't Cross That Runway!

   » ‎ Views From The Left Seat
  So it's back to work again after a nice but way too short vacation.
  
  The next two trips on my schedule were a pair of identical three day trips spread over an eleven day period. Day one inc

• 8:58

  Not So Fast, Bunky!

   » ‎ Pitchpull
  
  The media, (those same wise folks that said she was out of the running months ago), are saying our gal Hill is outta here. Let me tell you
• 0:18

  Newt Gingrich Called!

   » ‎ Pitchpull
  Got a call today from some conservative group, asking if I would participate in a "one question survey". I laughed out loud at the thought of it.
  I agreed, wanting to hear if it was possible for

• May 07, 2008
• 22:48

  You gotta be kidding me?

   » ‎ Information Echo
  Theoretical (or not) situation: 1/ You run a (completely free) online message forum which is primarily frequented by people in your local geographic area. 2/ You offer, upon request, to setup private

• 21:03

  The ATM that comes to You!

   » ‎ Yourviewdotcom
  As far as the FAA is concerned, if you fly with a check pilot at least once every two years, your license is good. Insurance companies are not so cavalier, however. They require that most pilots of

• 19:38

  Flying for fun

   » ‎ aeronaut
  That’s the ultimate standard for success, right? Take something that you enjoy, then find a way to get paid for it. So far, I think I’m doing pretty well. Next month I fly down to Bend, O

• 18:38

  No Matter What, I Pledge-

   » ‎ Pitchpull
  
  The past 8 years HAVE been a fun time for cartoonists, comedians, and political junkies, haven't they?
  Down-to-earth, good 'o

• 14:00

  Do you remember this strange guy ?

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  In Switzerland, the route to a private pilot license goes through evening classes to prepare the theoretical examination. These are not always fun and animated - I know, I’ve been the “tea

• 13:27

  NUTshell

   » ‎ Flying Around in Circles
  I just finished listening to Hawking's "The Universe in a Nutshell" on audiotape. What a disjointed, incomprehensible book. The best thing I can say about it is that it was short! Not recommended t

• 11:00

  Counting to Ten

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  My airplane is in the hangar for scheduled maintenance. I flew it here in the dark, with a slight tailwind that brought me in 0.2 h before the maintenance was due, rather than 0.1 before as I had plan

• 5:55

  Office Depot Runway Denial Weapon

   » ‎ The Digital Aviator
  Green and effective, could cause accidents.

• 4:41

  DEFPOTEC

   » ‎ Ancientpelican.com
  Airline pilot myth #1: The old notion of the steely-eyed airline captain whose eyes "see around the world" is a thing of the past. Everything we need to be able to see to safely guide the modern air

• 1:12

  iPod

   » ‎ Flying Around in Circles
  OK, everyone talked me into it. I bought an iPod Shuffle. This is going to sound lame, but I had no idea how tiny this thing was. I've never seen one in person before. It's very cute.

• May 06, 2008
• 14:00

  The Last Column

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  Pilots have to keep track of their flight time in a logbook, which contains various columns for time spent in training, as pilot in command, co-pilot, in single engine or multi engine aircraft, by day

• 12:33

  The career switch is becoming official

   » ‎ Flying Around in Circles
  The story to date:
  
  Since I was a little kid I've enjoyed programming. No, I loved programming. I spent more time in front of a computer from ages 7-28 than I did doing every

• 10:48

  Rendered Me Speechless:

   » ‎ Pitchpull
  
  Brought to my attention by Ann Althouse.

• 10:24

  Moo

   » ‎ Fear of Landing
  I’d like to do a print of these cattle to give to the owner. But I have been really struggling to choose a shot. I started looking at them one-by-one and then I got a bit hyper with Photoshop an

• 0:09

  Cuisine

   » ‎ Flight Level 390
  
  
  Position: Not at home
  Altitude: 28,000 feet
  Groundspeed: 368 mph (320 k

• 0:09

  Cuisine

   » ‎ Flight Level 390
  
  
  Position: Not at home
  Altitude: 28,000 feet
  Groundspeed: 368 mph (320 k

• May 05, 2008
• 22:03

  Traffic Is ...

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  While I'm flying in California, a hard-working flight follower tells me that "Traffic is an əlɐɹ'əs, one o'clock five miles east to west." I report "Looking," but the truth

• 15:08

  Spins and Stalls, The CPL way.

   » ‎ Fly With Blake
  Todays lesson involved some more upper air work. Today we headed to the east to the Claremont Training Area. As previously mentioned, this training area has its own frequency (I'm too lazy to dig up

• 14:00

  How Flying Improved My Life

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  The title of this post may sound slightly evangelistic, but it is true: flying made me a better person. Ok, this is may be part of getting older (I started flying in my early 20s and I’m now in

• 13:22

  FERRY UPDATES

   » ‎ BLOG - Capt. Anup Murthy
  BREAKING NEWS!
  More Breaking news:
  Arrived safely (and soundly!) in Singapore at Seletar Airport Singapore yesterday the 8th of May 2008. Pictures of Greenland and Luxor stops will be posted

• 13:15

  First Glider Lesson

   » ‎ Winging It
  In the last post, I said that I had submitted my application for membership to an area soaring clu

• 13:15

  First Glider Lesson

   » ‎ Winging It
  In the last post, I said that I had submitted my application for membership to an area soaring clu

• 10:18

  (Not So) "Good Vibrations"

   » ‎ Pitchpull
  Flying things vibrate.
  Folks that fly twin engine airplanes know the drill...
  Every now and then you have to tweak your power settings to keep the engines singing from the same page.
  B

• 5:24

  An afternoon in Dusseldorf before returning Home

   » ‎ rand peck, a life aloft
  A couple of months ago I enjoyed my first Dusseldorf layovers.  After a quick nap, we strolled

• 2:26

  ATC Hiring Update

   » ‎ The Flight Life
  Listening to - As Tall As Lions - Maybe I'm Just Tired
  
  Remember how I said I was scared before? Yeah no, whole new level of freaked the eff out now. I just put in my geographic preferences

• May 04, 2008
• 22:03

  Avanti

   » ‎ FlightBlog
  Piaggio P.180 Avanti - RDU, North Carolina Share This

• 15:15

  I'M BLOGGING FROM THE PLANE

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  REALLY. APOLOGIES FOR SHORT. BUSY. #END-------------------------------------------------------
  From: FLT_XXXX 04-May-2008 19:15 UTC
  N30 04.192 W084 28.314
  625m (2050ft), 245 km/h (

• 14:00

  Three Months and Two Weeks

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  This is the time before the next flight I planned in a light aircraft. This will be the longer interruption in my flying activities ever. Before starting training for my IFR, I went through a shorter

• May 03, 2008
• 20:58

  They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

   » ‎ Pitchpull
  1975...
  I liked the looks of her. She was proud... full of spirit.
  It was a match race at Belmont Park, and for those that love horses it was a "must watch".
  I was at a party. We were a

• 17:17

  U-Turns

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  I just want to say that I love my coworkers. I avoid blogging about them because I don't have the right to tell other people's stories without their permission. I am willing to suffer--or at least to

• 16:13

  Review of One Six Right & One Six Left

   » ‎ My Flight Blog
  I think it would be hard to find a pilot who has not seen or is not atleast familiar with the movie One Six Right: The Romance of Flying. One Six Right is an exceptional aviation documentary about the

• 15:55

  Glider Ride

   » ‎ Pilot By The Bay
  Staring at instruments, having one's vision blocked in one of the most beautiful areas to fly in the country, always thinking of what's next and how best to get to the destination -- that's what instr

• 14:00

  Emergency Landing Gear Extension - Keep It Simple

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  Pilots flying aircrafts with retractable landing gear must know three things: how to extend and retract it, the speed restriction for its operation… and the emergency extension procedure. As an

• 10:04

  Not making the connection.

   » ‎ Information Echo
  A friend made a blog entry recently discussing the ever favorite (but fruitless) phenomenon of fuel boycotts. D

• 10:03

  One more post then I'll stop.

   » ‎ Sulako's Blog
  One more post then I'll stop.
  
  It made me happy and I wanted to share.
  
  We have gone carbon-neutral. From now on, every hour we fly, we pay Ter
• 9:49

  Aight, this is my third post for ...

   » ‎ Sulako's Blog
  Aight, this is my third post for today.
  
  A few weeks ago, I slept under a Vampire's wing. And it was awesome!
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• 9:25

  Now my second post for today is ...

   » ‎ Sulako's Blog
  Now my second post for today is a completely different topic, and I'm curious as to what you think.
  
  Suppose we had a client in the past that used our aircraft on a semi-regular basis. Supp

• 9:22

  Broke Broke

   » ‎ FreightDawginIt
  One of the nice things about flying for an airline is that our maintenance is really pretty good. Our planes are in good shape. More often than not, there is nothing broken or MEL'd on the aircraft. T

• 8:44

  Lots of random thoughts today:

   » ‎ Sulako's Blog
  Lots of random thoughts today:
  
  
  A few weekends ago Kitsch and I went into Augusta, taking some folks to the Masters Golf Tournament. I just don't get golf, but maybe I'm not in the pr