Let's say, hypothetically, that I wanted to listen to podcasts in my car. I don't own an MP3 player. I don't have an aux input on my car stereo. I will o
Well, it's finally happened. And before you ask, no, I don't know anything about the frogs falling from the sky, and I did not see those four dudes riding down the street on horseback. I most certai
Our planning for our trip this summer continues and the budget is pretty much finalized at $6000 - 50% of this constitutes our fuel budget which at one point was obscenely excessive, but is now lookin
It's been a long dry spell. There's been a bit of turmoil in the airline business and with the price of oil, things aren't looking too good for a lot of good people. How can any airline be profitabl
Thielert, the German company producing the diesel engines that equip the DA40 and the C172 TD, is facing up with a severe financial crisis. I don’t understand all the details of such things, but
Recognizing how easy it is for his colleague to become disoriented during operations in poor visibility, this US Air 2998 pilot refuses to accept the takeoff clearance until his doubts are satisfied.<
This video shows typical Airbus flight deck auto-callouts, as well as the pilot actions and after-landing flow. Each airline has minor differences but this will give you an idea of what it's like sit
Well, I have not done any flying now for about a month or a bit longer. I have been really busy with work and other activities and have just not had the chance to get to the airport. On the plus sid
I watch Fox News. One of the reasons I watch FN is because of Charles Krauthammer and other consultants that have the ability to open my eyes to the "whys" I sometimes fail to see. Mr. Krau
Sitting at the back of an airliner can be a rather frustrating experience for a budding pilot: no dials or gauges to look at, no radio to talk into and, to top it all, one can’t even look in the dir
It seems like I just went on a vacation only two months ago but in reality it was almost three! The events of the past couple of months with the MD-80 fleet have made a vacation a welcome diversion.
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