Deep breath, Aviatrix. This is the big one. The entry I have been leading up to, and the one I don't want to post. If you're just tuning in, please do me the courtesy of reading back a week and fi
This time, ATP was spared and my school was the victim. Last night the southeast part of the Phoenix metro area, where KIWA is located, got hammered by a severe Monsoon storm. Three aircraft from my
This time, ATP was spared and my school was the victim. Last night the southeast part of the Phoenix metro area, where KIWA is located, got hammered by a severe Monsoon storm. Three aircraft from my
Review of important stuff from yesterday: AC61-65E, 61.39, 61.56Aerodynamics, which I make quick work ofReview of Arrow systems (there are 9 gear microswitches), and Mark sits in the cockpit and move
This evening, I took a couple of our interns from work on a sightseeing flight - over Lake Sammamish, down to the Mount Rainier area, over to Tacoma Narrows, and back up to Paine Field. I was surprise
The month of August has been slow. I've been pretty consistant at working only one day a week for the month so far. Although last week it picked up to 2 flights, one on Monday and then one on Friday,
According to data released by the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, a record 33.04 million domestic and overseas travelers visited Chicago in 2005 - an increase of 3.5% over 2004 (
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According to data released by the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, a record 33.04 million domestic and overseas travelers visited Chicago in 2005 - an increase of 3.5% over 2004 (
The next 3 days are a whole lot of hanging out and a little bit of flying. I'm doing a trip for some pals of mine who run a company in a nearby hangar. They have a Citation Bravo, which is the state
Just back from seeing the AME for my new medical certificate. As I expected, no problems anywhere though I did make a couple of tiny mistakes on the vision test, more because I was going too fast than
The month of August has been slow. I've been pretty consistant at working only one day a week for the month so far. Although last week it picked up to 2 flights, one on Monday and then one on Friday,
Usually concerning the pilot profession, the path starts by finding out if you are capable of being a pilot or not. A big part of this is to see if your health is adequa
People often ask me whether I ever came close to crashing. If they're not pilots, I usually laugh and say I've had a pretty boring career. Aviation gets enough of a bum rap without my sensationalized
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Recently Chicago became the first city in the United States to ban its restaurants from selling foie gras - a 'd
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I've said many times on my other blog, Charlie's Bird Blog (eg, 
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