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Blue Sky View

• September 16, 2007
• 12:45

  Like sands thru the hourglass . . .

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  Suffice it to say that way, way, way too much time has elapsed since my last post. Thankfully I'm still around, haven't crashed-and-burned, and am soaring to new heights of busyness. The past months
• March 31, 2007
• 2:00

  Back To The Future

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  I really enjoyed that movie and its sequels. I'm instructing a pilot who learned to fly 30 years ago, reached a little over 80 hours, and hadn't flown since. It is fun training and watching this per
• March 24, 2007
• 11:49

  Not Tonight

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  The flight last night was eventually scrubbed by the customer, yup it was 1/4mile and 100' at the destination when they wanted me there. Weather cancellations happen, but not too often, and funny how
• March 21, 2007
• 20:41

  The REAL Big Time

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  Reading in USA Today about the necessary copter tactics in Iraq has reminded me that the REAL 'Big Time' is for military pilots who have bad guys SHOOTING at them. The thought of 'hey, nobody is shoo
• March 19, 2007
• 20:44

  Drama Queen

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  Okay, so the previous post was just a tad bit melodramatic, but it should make you think. As humans we tend to get used to, a.k.a. acclimate, to our environs and so it goes for flying. Some things t
• March 18, 2007
• 19:20

  Mermaid Lights

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  At night, when ceilings and visibility are down low (say 300' and 3/4 mile), ground lights try to lead you astray! Like the siren songs of mermaids tempting lost sailors onto the rocks, those ground
• February 11, 2007
• 15:41

  Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

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  Yes, Gomer Pyle is a show that I watched long before cable TV. Some surprises make you happy, others sad, and 2007 has started in a fantastic way for my flying endeavors with all good surprises. In
• January 01, 2007
• 11:24

  I never want this to happen . . .

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  NTSB Identification: DFW07FA036
  14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
  Accident occurred Sunday, December 10, 2006 in Waco, TX
  Aircraft: Cessna 310Q, registration: N69677
  
• December 30, 2006
• 20:16

  Regulations & Qualifications

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  I fly small twin-engine airplanes providing up to 6 passengers with wonderful views out the windows and sizeable savings in travel time. Customers are able to accomplish in just part of a day what wo
• December 21, 2006
• 20:35

  Live long & prosper

   » ‎ Blue Sky View
  Reading a hand-written daily journal yesterday that I wrote in 1978 on a fishing & camping trip with my dad and brother, and viewing a friend's blog today, has inspired me to start blogging. I've