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My body thinks it is midnight. The clock says it is 10 P.M..

We are safely in the Ramada Inn in Torrance, CA., a block from where they assemble Robinson Helicopters. We're tired, but what c

I don't think it gets any more ironic than this:

NEW YORK -- Tourists won't be climbing back up to the Statue of Liberty's crown.
The crown has been closed since the 2001 terrorist att

Since I have little better to do (Pilot Mill's Arrow has now been marked down for maintenance for the next three weeks), I've been spending more time on web forums and reading blogs. Hey, if you can'

Should you panic about the UK terror plot uncovered yesterday? 

This episode was originally going to be posted only at Podshow like my last mini-episode, but I changed my mind. 

This morning, we returned from YESTERDAY'S cross country after a restful night's sleep at The Shilo Inn in beautiful Yuma, Arizona. How did we end up overnighting in Yuma? Read on.

I ment

This morning, we returned from YESTERDAY'S cross country after a restful night's sleep at The Shilo Inn in beautiful Yuma, Arizona. How did we end up overnighting in Yuma? Read on.

I ment

During my instrument training I had an irritating time one night on the VOR A approach into Tracy (KTCY). The published mi

During my instrument training I had an irritating time one night on the VOR A approach into Tracy (KTCY). The published mi

I'll let pretty much anyone ride in my airplane, even if you have a Coke or some hair gel. And you only have to pay half the operating costs. Everybody wins.

I don't think it gets any more ironic than this:

NEW YORK -- Tourists won't be climbing back up to the Statue of Liberty's crown.
The crown has been closed since the 2001 terrorist att

Today's lesson was awesome!

On the advice of my instructor I had reviewed the procedures for landing at an uncontrolled airport before my lesson. Mind you this was at 6am this morning.

I just posted a new episode over at the Podshow+ network.  Check it out at the Podshow site

It's a Podshow exclusiv

I am in Memphis, T

This morning we beat the rain clouds out to the airport (just barely) so that we could take our dog, Lynk the black lab, up for his first flight. He sat in the backseat while K kept watch on him, w

I really, really hate commercial air travel.

And now you can't even bring any hand luggage other than passports or wallets onto a British-to-U.S. flight? A whole transatlantic fligh

The wife of my youth was perplexed this mornin

I've just found out that the UK and the US have responded to a terrorist threat by prohibiting all liquids or gels in carry-

As pilots, one requirement of the Federal Aviation Regulations is to provide a pre-flight briefing to all passengers on specified items. The IFR Pilot's got a standard mantra that he runs through: how

As pilots, one requirement of the Federal Aviation Regulations is to provide a pre-flight briefing to all passengers on specified items. The IFR Pilot's got a standard mantra that he runs through: how

As pilots, one requirement of the Federal Aviation Regulations is to provide a pre-flight briefing to all passengers on specified items. The IFR Pilot's got a standard mantra that he runs through: how

I added a new blog site called Cockpit Conversation.

For those of you that are getting into aviation with a career in mind, I think that you should spend some time reading this lady's blog.

• Some things that may affect student readiness: harried schedule, crappy home life, anxiety about flying, physical problems.
  
• Need to help provide insight, e.g. the reasons behind BCCGU

The wife of my youth was perplexed this mornin

Jim Shore posted a good article today about the pleasures of a automated build. By coincidence, I created an automated b