I had a dilemma. I really wanted to go to the Air Fest at March ARB this weekend. I haven't been to a big air show in many years, and the Thunderbirds don't come around very often. But I also wanted t
1975... I liked the looks of her. She was proud... full of spirit. It was a match race at Belmont Park, and for those that love horses it was a "must watch". I was at a party. We were a
I just want to say that I love my coworkers. I avoid blogging about them because I don't have the right to tell other people's stories without their permission. I am willing to suffer--or at least to
I think it would be hard to find a pilot who has not seen or is not atleast familiar with the movie One Six Right: The Romance of Flying. One Six Right is an exceptional aviation documentary about the
Staring at instruments, having one's vision blocked in one of the most beautiful areas to fly in the country, always thinking of what's next and how best to get to the destination -- that's what instr
Pilots flying aircrafts with retractable landing gear must know three things: how to extend and retract it, the speed restriction for its operation… and the emergency extension procedure. As an
One of the nice things about flying for an airline is that our maintenance is really pretty good. Our planes are in good shape. More often than not, there is nothing broken or MEL'd on the aircraft. T
Wir kommen relativ spät los, erst um 12:20 UTC, das Fly-In läuft ja eigentlich schon seit gestern, die Veranstaltungen sollen um 14:30 local anfangen. Trotz
A few weekends ago Kitsch and I went into Augusta, taking some folks to the Masters Golf Tournament. I just don't get golf, but maybe I'm not in the pr
If you haven’t noticed yet, a lot of the things I post about are things I am actively learning. Usually something I encounter while flying somewhere and I think, “Wow, I wonder what that i
I'm knackered. Really, really tired. I often feel like this, as I also have a very demanding job. Granted, I don't have the lives of hundreds of people in my hands every time I go to work, but I certa
In an attempt to get back to their regular weeknight in the hangar, the boys meet for the second time in four days. A particularly odd off-field-landing-of-the-week... Legislation both good and bad fo
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