Well it's January 14th and still no check ride scheduled. End of Course check ride complete, 8710 complete, ground knowledge peaked and already diminishing. We had near record cold temperatures i
Like many others I was excited to hear about the Apple iPhone, and when the cat came out of the bag last week and all of the features became evident, it quickly climbed to the top of my “Gotta h
After I landed we went out for supper, then pretty much came home and went to bed. I didn't have any flights booked for Saturday, so I just went out to the Flying Club and picked up some paper work. I
No narcotic painkillers since yesterday morning. I feel much better today. No longer dizzy, and not particularly nauseous. My foot did hurt a little bit during the night, but not too badly. I'm ge
A long, long time ago in a place not too far away, I was a Flight Commander. One of the Warrant Officers that worked for me, a guy named "Rex", was an avid sportsman. Professional and a hard
The conveyor belt problem we discussed to death some time ago reminded me of something else that I think is
interesting, and which goes against what you might "know." It also has to do with "speed
Last TuesdayI met up with Sergey to get checked out in the Piper Warrior, mostly to try to save some money. It's the same plane as the Archer, but less powerful and cheaper. The 172SPs are much more
This morning I went out to the airport around 9AM to get in a quick flight to PHF and back. Performed a simple landing on 20 at PHF before taxiing back to depart again. Did well with the radio work
I found this footage amazing when I first saw it back in 1999, eight years later landing technology has improved but I think this is still amazing. Warning there is some strong language at the end.
Finally the weather and my schedule looked like they were going to cooperate so I booked a time slot for Sunday morning. A couple of days out it looked like it would be nothing but blue sky, but by th
Just a note first, that I've posted a wonderful photo of Margaret Wade, wife of one of my readers Walter Wade, in my Cap'n Meryl & Friends Album. I have a special fondness for figure skating myse
Just a note first, that I've posted a wonderful photo of Margaret Wade, wife of one of my readers Walter Wade, in my Cap'n Meryl & Friends Album. I have a special fondness for figure skating myse
The "Finding Open Positions" section of my last post was long on generalities and short on specifics. Here are a few more resources to use in hunting down job opportunities.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
No word in the English language rhymes with month, ora
The Shins are one of my favorite bands since I first heard them on the Garden State Soundtrack. I managed to keep my eyes open long enough last night to catch t
My roommate went cross country, to Key West no less, I have already cleaned the house and I'm putting off going for a run, so here's how I'm procrastinating...
I know blogging has been a bit lighty this week. I ment to post some interesting articles, but by the time you get home after 12 hours of work and working out, my brain just did not have enough juice
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