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Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Mike, and Pilot Kent for our first post-Oshkosh show

Recorded on August 8, 2006 - 01:09:30 - 37.3MB

Hangar Flying:

Well its back to study mode again. Gotta kick the rust off the old brain and buckle down for some heavy duty memorizing. The Lear training is a bit different than what I had for the Falcon. Different

K and I went out to the airplane today to work on a few things. I wanted to add some air to the tires and put some petroleum on the primer in the hopes of making it move a little easier. K wanted to

The plan was deceptively simple: ILS 32 at KMFD, GPS-A at 3G4, and GPS 10 at BJJ. Weather was a factor, due to the narrow gap between temperature and dew point -- 24 and 22, respectively. Predictably,

The plan was deceptively simple: ILS 32 at KMFD, GPS-A at 3G4, and GPS 10 at BJJ. Weather was a factor, due to the narrow gap between temperature and dew point -- 24 and 22, respectively. Predictably,

The plan was deceptively simple: ILS 32 at KMFD, GPS-A at 3G4, and GPS 10 at BJJ. Weather was a factor, due to the narrow gap between temperature and dew point -- 24 and 22, respectively. Predictably,

No, I never tire of it.
The plan is to arrive LAX Thursday, late afternoon. A beloved friend, one of my Crew Chiefs from Viet Nam will come with his wife and provide wheels to dine at a great Mex

Every student pilot has to have a minimum of three hours of hood training. The purpose of this training is to help you save your own life if you accidentally fly into a cloud. Or, maybe you'll be fl

The FIRST Pilotcast videocast from EAA Airventure 2006 Oshkosh A Pilotcast Exclusive! Alan Klapmeier, co-founder and president of Cirrus Design joins the Hangar Flying on The Pilotcast with Pilot Kent

I read this today:

Shenzhen Airlines recently hired 40 Brazillian pilots in China's largest single hiring of foreign pilots. All are experience

I have been thinking about this question: What are the Considerations when Choosing a Career?

All my career choices have been kinda of random. I joined my current company mostly due to the

I wrote about Men vs. Women before. I read something about difference of men and women dealing stress and intimacy recently. And I want to copy it here so that I can remind myself:-)

When u

I was selected to participate in a NASA research study a few weeks ago, so yesterday I flew down to Newport News (KPHF) for an interview with the resea

A student.... and red tape

As I write this on Monday evening (August 8th), Al The Web Guy is still waiting for his computer to be fixed. His video card had some faulty wiring in it and self-destructed. A new part showed up this

As I write this on Monday evening (August 8th), Al The Web Guy is still waiting for his computer to be fixed. His video card had some faulty wiring in it and self-destructed. A new part showed up this

Get your propellor beanies on, this post is more to do with flying. Here's what happens when I show up at the airplane to do a trip in the 550. Today we'll cover before start and start, then tomorro

My flying club has had two prop strikes in two weeks recently, both in a Beech Duchess, leaving only one of our three twin-engineed planes in service. I don’t have any of the details other th

"We then hit a brick wall. I hit my head on the ceiling even though I was strapped in firmly. The airplane shook violently, so much so that the instrument panel became a blur....I could

When you fly 15+ legs per trip, they tend to run together. Every flight has a familiar rhythm to it, reinforced by standardized procedures for each phase. Unless something unusual happens, they are of

I was selected to participate in a NASA research study a few weeks ago, so yesterday I flew down to Newport News (KPHF) for an interview with the resea

On June 3rd this year I posted a mild rant from a colleague of mine, Bilious Blogg, on another blog I write. He'd just been to Hong Kong and amongst his comments was the paragraph, "

I have been thinking about this question: What are the Considerations when Choosing a Career?

All my career choices have been kinda of random. I joined my current company mostly due to the

I'm getting fat. Before I elaborate, here's som

I wrote about Men vs. Women before. I read something about difference of men and women dealing stress and intimacy recently. And I want to copy it here so that I can remind myself:-)

When u

Day 9 - Fairbanks

Our tour group

Day 9 - Fairbanks

Our tour group, along with several others, gathered in the hotel lobby on Thursday morning. Wh

Day 6 - Sitka

Sitka is another tender port so we met our group in Pharaoh's Palace before boarding the tender for the trip to shore. This was the first d

Day 6 - Sitka

Sitka is another tender port so we met our group in Pharaoh's Palace before boarding the tender for the trip to shore. This was the first d

Day 9 - Fairbanks

Our tour group

Day 6 - Sitka

Sitka is another tender port so we met our group in Pharaoh's Palace before boarding the tender for the trip to shore. This was the first d

Well, I just bought a refurbished 2.0GHz MacBook from Apple. Estimated delivery: August 17.

Of course, I'll let you know how this goes.

No flying this weekend... :-( I spent too much money flying to Hailey and back. Hopefully next weekend I'll be able to get out for a short flight to the San Juans, since I've been neglecting some of m