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I'm pretty happy to announce that I've just rolled out a new feature for NOTAM Ace, unlit towers.

How many times have you called the flight briefer or checked DUATS to be told there's an un

...In what seems like forever, there has certainly been some activity around Gateway. As I wrote below, I've been cooped up in the simulators for a while, so it's always nice to get out on the line an

I've mentioned I like motorcycles, but I don't think I've written before about how much I have ridden. I bought my first two-wheeler, a Cushman Motor Scooter quite similar

...Until my instrument checkride. I haven't flown since my multi-ride. At least not in a real airplane. I've gotten 60 hours in both of our simulators (pictures at a later date), but nothing in a r

Episode 28 Roger...or Roger that...is what a Pilot says all day long.  It indicates that a message has been recieved.  But...is the message always understood?  Are we always on the same

I'm sure I've mentioned before that if there were a northern flying olympiad, one of the events would involve taking all the seats out of a Weedwhacker and putting them back in. In the dark. This

For those who are trying to help me debug this.

First of all, it turned out that the connection to the RAID was NOT 1GB. It must have been a bad cable. It is now showing the correct color

Just got some terrible news. A friend of ours from Buffalo days, Simon Mullen, was killed yesterday in a head-on collision while driving. I'm completely shocked.

Simon was "top drawer" (to

I'm pretty happy to announce that I've just rolled out a new feature for NOTAM Ace, unlit towers.

How many times have you called the flight briefer or checked DUATS to be told there's an un

This afternoon, I fit in my first flight of 2007. I flew out of Chicago Executive (formerly Palwuakee) departing a little after noon. The weather was beautiful for flying with no visible clouds, 10 mi

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Looking out into our back yard.

Anyone have access to a scanner and a Jeppessen low-altitude en route chart for any of the following areas: Cincinnati, OH; Charlotte, NC; or Jacksonville, FL? If so, would you scan and e-mail the a

You've been warned...

Something happened at work just before I went to Calgary that made me quite upset, even though I knew better. In the grand scheme of things, this was really very minor