Today I had the privilege of taking a control tower tour at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport in Springfield, Ohio (KSGH). It wasn’t my first control tower tour but it was definitely my m
There are about 45 people taking each of the astronomy classes I'm in this semester. This is quite a lot - definitely more than I was expecting. There is a newsgroup where we introduce ourselves to
I'm definitely sick. My throat is so sore I can hardly talk. The rest of me feels mostly OK. I wonder if I can take a checkride without saying anything?
The latest edition of the FAA Aviation Safety newsletter just came out and it has some nice articles in it. This is well worth subscribing to if you don’t already have a subscription.
Congratulations to G, the woman who did that intensive 6-week private course with me back in November. Despite illness, vacations, and weather delays, she finally passed her checkride today! Woo hoo
I really enjoyed learning to fly helicopters in the 300. To me it was a great machine for training, and seemed more substantial than the 22s.
I am now flying an R44, but I came across a fantastic set
As of this week I have less time for aviation.
No, it's not the bureaucracy, nor the weather, nor a lack of motivation - it's just that after several months of unemployment, I've now got a job.
As I mentioned in my last post, I would probably soon be posting something completely un-aviation related. And this is it. But the photos are pretty good and most readers can relate to a road tri
You can't put a price on factory training. There are pro's and cons to having the FAA mandate that all pilots go to factory school. It would be great to receive factory training for every aircraft w
Canadian ATC terminology is changing a bit—we're getting a new phrase to indicate clearance to enter a runway and prepare for take off (but not to take off). According to an e-mail I just received f
46 years ago Japan had their own domestically built passenger aircraft, the NAMC YS-11. It was a turbo prop aircraft that seated 64 passengers and would cruise at 22,900 feet at 282 MPH with a range o
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