July 2008 Update : Have A preview of All New Bloggingpilots.com Version 2.0

Dear Windows. I like the fact that you automatically update yourself - it’s a far better approach

I blasted off the other afternoon with a buddy to go to Norfolk international to pick up a buddy of his. We launched IFR into severe clear skies, but an airmet for moderate turbulence along most of th

I'm going on the 3rd instructor in one month. My current instructor left for greener pastures at Sabena Flight Academy. Apparently, they are moving their operations from Scottsdale Airport (very sma

There's big talk recently about another minimum wage increase.
Blah, blah, blah....
Lotsa heat..... almost no light.
Foolish political games!

I have a market-based solution t

After getting back from the WOM trip, I drive up to the skool -- Student's night xc is tonight. I've assigned an airport that goes through the class B, so a lot of this flight may be improvisation.

Mary and I planned on a 9am de

I blasted off the other afternoon with a buddy to go to Norfolk international to pick up a buddy of his. We launched IFR into severe clear skies, but an airmet for moderate turbulence along most of th

Yesterday was a great day! I got the chance to make somebody's Christmas a very happy one. Yesterday was my first "Lifeguard" flight. We were tasked with flying a liver from S.C to my childhood hometo

Death in an airplane accident -- no matter the particular cause -- is a horrible way to perish. But this article d

I've joined a charitable organization that provides air transportation to people who can't afford to get to and from medical facilities. It's called Wings of Me

to everyone I know here at 20six

[Update: Added the GPS track picture.... I could see checkpoint 2 from the air, just outside my window it seemed, but the track doesn't lie -- I was already off course at that point. Something to w

This blog has a new name and a new location:

The Great Gig In The Sky

This is the final post at rjwannabe.blogspot.com. Al

This was a good year.

My objectives were to fly about once per week, rough

Stuck at home waiting for the washing machine repairman to show, the IFR Pilot spent some time overhauling the list of Crew Members a/k/a fellow aviation bloggers. A couple of goodies that are no lon

I was just sort of pondering an older news story - the one where a player for some baseball team in the states was flying with his instructor around New York and they ended up crashing into a building

Yesterday was a great day! I got the chance to make somebody's Christmas a very happy one. Yesterday was my first "Lifeguard" flight. We were tasked with flying a liver from S.C to my childhood hometo

The moment of truth, the time has arrived.

And I've got the biggest grin ever!

I'm ready, it's looking to be a gorgeous day, 6 successful hours of sleep...

Flight plan

Dave Zucker takes on the Iraq Study Group. Via LGF