In the wake of the "high-rise plane crash" (a phrase I hear during every commercial break in New York), the FAA is now requiring all fixed-wing aircraft to be in contact with air traffic controller
First of all, I'm making all this up. 'Cause if this had actually happened, I certainly wouldn't admit to it, and I also would be pretty ashamed of myself for my course of actions. Do you hear me, i
Did I tell you that after I checked into the motel I realized that it's the same one in
which I stayed with my captain the first night I worked for this company? I'm pretty sure I
even have the
My mother passed away in her sleep last Friday night. It was completely unexpected. She had had what my father describes as a "bad cold" for four or five days prior. I suspect "senile pneumonia" to
First of all, I'm making all this up. 'Cause if this had actually happened, I certainly wouldn't admit to it, and I also would be pretty ashamed of myself for my course of actions. Do you hear me, i
Weather for my neck of the woods looks promising for the weekend. Clear skies, lots of sun and light winds are forecast for both days. I have a 4 hour block in the Tommy scheduled for Saturday, and if
I am waiting on the word for the club PA28-181. Insurance will most likely want me to have a minimum of five hours dual with an instructor, I have three. I was signed off in the flight school, PA28-16
I'm posting a list of things I wish I'd brought along with me to NYC. I hope I'll review the list before my next trip.
camera
wristwatch
Windows XP and Office installation CDs
warm clothing
snea
Last nights class was interesting. We had some extra time left over so the teacher pulled out his training CD-ROMs for the 747-400 and we went through the hydraulic and landing gear systems.
The firs
In addition to maintaining this blog I also contribute for Chicagoist.com. There I concentrate on covering sports but from time to time I will post an article about aviation as it relates to Chicago s
It is inaccurate to say I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.-H.L. Mencken The Corey L
I am waiting on the word for the club PA28-181. Insurance will most likely want me to have a minimum of five hours dual with an instructor, I have three. I was signed off in the flight school, PA28-16
Hey, isn't it great when you find a whole bunch of (on the whole) sensible travel tips in your mailbox - saves having to collate your thoughts yourself, and if Michelle White would like to let me kno
My instructror has cried off again.
Rot.
I want this licence. As pilot's go, I'm very patient but after many years of needing instructors I am getting very sick of being a student.&nbs
No doubt you’ve heard about the tragic crash in New York by now – Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor, for unknown reasons, struck a high-rise while flying Lidle’s
No doubt you’ve heard about the tragic crash in New York by now – Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor, for unknown reasons, struck a high-rise while flying Lidle’s
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Thinking of visiting Jakarta or the idyllic islands that make up the Indonesian archipelago anytime soon?
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