On Thanksgiving Day I got to take my Mom up for a flight finally (with my Dad as well). This was the first time I had both my parents with me, and the first where I had TWO passengers with me as the
Thanksgiving day started with me washing all the windows in the house that we regularly look through. This may seem like a lousy chore for a holiday, but I felt really good having accomplished it. I
As a pilot, it's critical for you to know and understand what causes changes in atmospheric pressure and how those changes effect the weather around you. What is a high pressure system and a ridge?
Jen Whitley joins the boys in the hangar this week. They talk about whether we'll be able to fly GA planes in the future... the real value of big business jets... the real meaning of Eclipse's bankrup
The wind is absolutely howling, but it's blowing towards downtown, so I venture out onto the street and allow it to blow me into town. The town map from the telephone book shows city buses, so I can g
Over the past year and a half, I have been spoiled. The Barbie jet is an easy plane to fly and the FMS practically does everything for you. It takes care of our routing, flight planning, weight and ba
If you learned to fly in Europe during the last decade, you had to cope with the JAA regulations and particularly the JAR-FCL which defines the rules for licensing, currency, renewal, and so on. If yo
Almost as soon as we were through 10,000 feet, I had my atlas out. It was completely clear along our route - a rarity in November - and on the dark, moonless night, every light for hundreds of miles w
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