No, I haven't gone back to my old naming scheme. There really was a place called Rat Portage. I wonder if the namesake was seen swimming by as the namers portaged their goods and boats, or was discove
Student J is going to show me some of the Fifteen Things today. We’ll fly out to the practice area, do some maneuvers, and head back for landings. He was rather unlucky during his flight train
The autumn is coming. One thing to notice it up north is that the sun actually sets. The first sunset after midsummer was 20 days ago. The sunset and sunrise times change very rapidly now as the sun h
It’s time to get you caught up on the last couple days of work. I have been Internetless in the hotel rooms as both hotels I have been two in last couple of nights have been down.
Well, nothing much has been said around the airport about the security breach that happened at Charlotte Douglas International Airport a few days ago. From the news stories I have read, the man
The sun is below the horizon as we lift off the treated gravel of Points North Landing on our home bound leg. As we climb through 9500 feet the sun reappears as a bright orange ball. It sits on the ea
The sun is below the horizon as we lift off the treated gravel of Points North Landing on our home bound leg. As we climb through 9500 feet the sun reappears as a bright orange ball. It sits on the ea
A short IFR workout with a bit of real IMC and a lot of the sort of landscapes and seascapes the Bay Area's known for: KOAK (Oakland) SABLO SGD KAPC (Napa), KAPC SGD REBAS KOAK (with suitable allowanc