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Of all the great suggestions I've had to name my newest company, I've chosen Phoenix Air. If you know the legend of the Phoenix and have been reading for the last month, then you will probably agree

"Arrow xyz, turn left heading two seven zero, vectors for active air show"Last Sunday, my wife and I were cruising home from the San Francisco Bay area at 4500 MSL descending to 3500 MSL, just East of

ADF - Automatic Direction Finder

Used for picking up bearings to NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons).

A useful navigational tool for finding airports, flying an airway and for navigat

ADF - Automatic Direction Finder

Used for picking up bearings to NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons).

A useful navigational tool for finding airports, flying an airway and for navigat

So I'm sitting here watching this movie about 9/11. It's not enough that I've been bombarded with it for the past couple of days, but it's hard to turn it off. I missed most of Chimpy McCrackspoon's

American Flight 11
(North Tower of the W

There is nothing that I can write that hasn't already been said by those directly affected by the events of 9/11/2001 or by those with more skill.

9/11/2001 is a day that everyone will alwa

The preceeding entries are for a VFR flight on top of clouds from Maine to Keene, NH and back.
111 miles each way - very surreal, not even really feeling like flying while we were above it all.<

I was up flying Sunday morning - big planes, that is - not the model. The flight was pretty routine, albeit short - just enough to keep me current. My least favourite runway (04) was the active today,

ADF - Automatic Direction Finder

Used for picking up bearings to NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons).

A useful navigational tool for finding airports, flying an airway and for navigat

"Arrow xyz, turn left heading two seven zero, vectors for active air show"Last Sunday, my wife and I were cruising home from the San Francisco Bay area at 4500 MSL descending to 3500 MSL, just East of

Today is the anniversary of the World Trade Center attack. I hope everyone takes a few minutes of their time to remember those who lost their life, those who gave their life to help others and to our

I haven’t ever written about 9/11. There’s so much there that I just couldn’t ever fit it into words, but I need to at least get this out. The split between our immediate a

I haven’t ever written about 9/11. There’s so much there that I just couldn’t ever fit it into words, but I need to at least get this out. The split between our immediate a

Should I do this?
Write about how events of 5 years ago impacted me?
Like Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy assassination, everyone will remember that day.
Can I put my thoughts to words wi

I have no idea how the flight got to this point, b

American Flight 11
(North Tower of the World Trade Center – 8:46AM)
Captain John Ogonowski
First Officer

We had a nice weekend. We decided to go to Disneyland, since we hadn't been there without kids in over 10 years. The crowds were very light, probably because it was the weekend after Labor Day.
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We had a nice weekend. We decided to go to Disneyland, since we hadn't been there without kids in over 10 years. The crowds were very light, probably because it was the weekend after Labor Day.
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We had a nice weekend. We decided to go to Disneyland, since we hadn't been there without kids in over 10 years. The crowds were very light, probably because it was the weekend after Labor Day.
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We had a nice weekend. We decided to go to Disneyland, since we hadn't been there without kids in over 10 years. The crowds were very light, probably because it was the weekend after Labor Day.
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Work and travel and sickness and recovery have prevented me from blogging over the last week. I'll get back on it soon, though! In the meantime a lot of you have sent emails & left comments, so I

Wow, I haven't posted in a while... I haven't gone away - just not much flying has been happening lately. :-( So, for a bit of history, I'll blog about the first time I sat in the cockpit of an airpla

The Moon Rising

The Moon Rising Out The Left Window

It's homeward bound at the days end. Through the broken gla

My wife and I haven't had a weekend without the kids in nearly a year and the stress level has been high. Between working a full-time job, going to school full-time and my wife's schedule as a full-t

My wife and I haven't had a weekend without the kids in nearly a year and the stress level has been high. Between working a full-time job, going to school full-time and my wife's schedule as a full-t

My wife and I haven't had a weekend without the kids in nearly a year and the stress level has been high. Between working a full-time job, going to school full-time and my wife's schedule as a full-t

My thoughts on 9/11 . . . this is the full (unedited) version of the piece aired on the BBC today.  Direct download here:  ← September 10 (32 items) September 12 (20 items) →

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