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Good old Southwest Airlines has been playing an increasingly important role in my commuting schedul

In OurAirports, you can now tag airports any way you want, rather than just marking them as visited, and see a map for any tag. Here are two examples:

We have arrived at Banff and all is well. Unfortunately internet service has been spotty for the last few days. Theres lots of wifi in downtown Banff, but none near our campsite that i can use for b

Yesterday I successfully completed my first solo cross country flight.  I decided to head into Illinois since I actually haven’t flown in my home state yet.  My plan took me from Westosha (5K6

A specific instance of tracking is doing an instrument approach. For this, the pilot wants to intercept and track a VOR or localizer signal towards the runway, and, if the approach is an ILS, intercep

A Salute To The Line Pilot

Day 7: Calgary area to Banff The alarm went off at 7:00 AM - an hour before the WalMart actually opened. The furnace had run perfectly all night long keeping us cozy and warm, and the weather had im

A stuck mike at JFK can be a serious thing. You're blocking a really busy frequency. However, when everyone is stuck on the ground due to weather and you make a PA announcement over the ground freque

Is your significant other or any of your relatives a pilot ? And you want to give him an aviation related gift, but can’t choose ? Here is a small guide for you, and help finding your way throug

How much time do we devote to the past?
I'm about to head out the door to attend a reunion with a couple old friends... a Crew Chief and Gunner from my

The one thing that connects practically every airline crewmember in the world regardless of the company they fly for is the fact that they spend a major portion of their life away from home. Attitudes

A while ago, Kitsch and I went east. All praise to Kitsch for these pics btw. Click on the pics to make 'em bigger.

We were there for a few days, and decided to take a trip down the east c

It’s early early in the morning. 12:55 AM, to be exact. I’ve just put my daughter back to bed. We’d spent the last twenty minutes on our front lawn, staring westward in search of a r

I get asked quite a few questions about my training. So I decided to put together a time line that outlines specific milestones/events over the course of learning how to fly. The time line extends in

Day 6: Regina to Calgary area. Our relaxing evening at the campground in Regina was a brief reprieve from what would be yet another long driving day. We packed up after a quick breakfast, and after