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• May 03, 2008
• 0:40

  Control Vision Anywhere Map Considered Unsatisfactory

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  At Air Venture 2007 I purchased an iPac based Anywhere Map GPS with XM weather from its manufacturer, Control Vision. I had trouble with i
• February 27, 2008
• 6:49

  Hovering at 328,000 Feet

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  In my last entry I wrote the following: I found myself wishing I had some kind of magic ability to hover without machinery. Something that would jus
• February 09, 2008
• 15:42

  Ein Kleiner Nachtflug

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  I had gone a month without flying, so on the spur of the moment I did a short flight last night.   I went from Austin (KAUS) to nearb
• February 01, 2008
• 14:42

  Who’d of thunk it?

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  What military aircraft are you? EA-6B Prowler You are an EA-6B. You are sinister, pr
• December 24, 2007
• 13:36

  I have to say it Rob, it sucks to be you ( at least on that one day)

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  For a while I’ve been following the blog of a USAF navigator who morphed into a regional airline pilot. To be honest, I’ve occasionally felt a little envy since he gets to fly for a livin
• November 30, 2007
• 12:11

  How Cool Is This?!?

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  Hat tip: Aviation Geek
• November 06, 2007
• 22:42

  Spark Vark Questions

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  I have a Google alert for the phrase ‘EF-111′, just for old times sake. Usually they are for either a Seiko watch or brief men
• October 21, 2007
• 23:57

  That was very strange

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  Last night I was returning to Austin from Rockport in the Archer. I was about 7 or 8 miles from Austin’s Bergstrom airport, talking to the approach controller. It was a perfect night to fly, c
• October 05, 2007
• 1:01

  Anywhere Map Review

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  Update May 2, 2008: I now consider the Control Vision Anywhere Map to be an unsatisfactory product. I just can’t count on it. When it works, it works great, but one can’t count on it. M
• September 01, 2007
• 2:17

  Oshkosh Trip Report - Part 2

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
    The trip from Austin to Oshkosh was the longest trip I’ve taken in the Cardinal.  I could not have been more pleased with an airplane than I was with N8035G.  She was comfortabl
• July 28, 2007
• 19:34

  Oshkosh Trip Report - Part 1

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  Well, I’m back after flying our Cessna Cardinal to EAA Airventure, Oshkosh. A life goal achieved.  It was quite an adventure and it will stick in my mind for years I’m sure. My l
• July 20, 2007
• 1:19

  Oshkosh Countdown - Part 2

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
    Oshkosh is coming down the track like a locomotive. I’ve got most of my act together, I still need tie-down stakes and enroute chart L-6. The weather continues to be pretty sucky here in
• July 12, 2007
• 1:31

  Oshkosh Countdown Begins

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  A couple of months ago my budget director approved raiding the piggy bank for enough lose change to fly the June 22, 2007
• 2:27

  Lots of Stuff Happening

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
    I’ve had a lot of stuff happening, mostly good.  The main problem is that I’ve had almost no free time lately.  I will not blog fade! Something really good is on the horiz
• May 22, 2007
• 22:48

  The Dicemen Step Up

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  I’m not a huge F-22 fan. I’ve been concerned for years that other, possibility more import
• May 16, 2007
• 0:27

  An awful waste of space?

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  I was reading Bad Astrono
• May 13, 2007
• 18:01

  Hubris Precedes Nemesis

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  I was flying into Bergstrom this morning after doing some practice in the La Grange area. As is customary I cal
• May 07, 2007
• 0:46

  Defense Tech: Air Force Bomber Redux…

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  Defense Tech reports that the Air Force is looking at an F-111 class manned medium bomber! They are skeptical because they see a resembla
• May 06, 2007
• 23:02

  The NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  I’ve mentioned a number of times that I enjoy participating in the aviation forums at FlightInfo.com (subscription require
• April 15, 2007
• 16:08

  A Tough Crowd

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• March 30, 2007
• 0:11

  UAVS Considered Dangerous in Civil Airspace

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  According to this article
• March 20, 2007
• 11:06

  A Quick Aerospace Roundup

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  There’s been a fair amount of interesting news in the aerospace world lately. Here’s a quick round up.
  1) The
• February 04, 2007
• 23:29

  Hey, I was Promoted!

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  I put a comment on
• January 06, 2007
• 0:50

  Ufo at the Airport

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  Photo by
• November 30, 2006
• 1:42

  Why Would God Need A Starship Gulfstream?

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• 1:42

  Why Would God Need A Starship Gulfstream?

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• November 19, 2006
• 21:22

  High Pressure Assignment

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• November 10, 2006
• 11:08

  More Bezos Watching

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
    The Wall Street Journal has a nice write up on Jeff Bezo’s spaceport in West Texas. 
• November 05, 2006
• 0:45

  First Pictures - Van Horn Spaceport

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  Space Blogger ‘Carried Away’ visits Van Horn, Texas and provides the first pictures I’ve seen of
• October 09, 2006
• 23:06

  Is The A-380 In Worse Trouble Than I Thought?

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  Yesterday I wrote “Airbus has a new CEO. I don’t envy him one bit“. This evening I’m astonished to read that tonight Airbus ha
• 0:24

  A380 Facts and Rumors

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
    There has been a fair amount of A380 news lately.  September 30, 2006
• 16:12

  Cessna Cardinal RG N8035G

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  I’ve been playing wi
• September 21, 2006
• 19:49

  ‘You want to be scared, mate’

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  The Royal Air Force at play:
  
• September 17, 2006
• 12:43

  Touch Free Drive Through Plane Wash

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  I saw this today on the Guard ra
• September 13, 2006
• 23:23

  Further A380 Delays Likely

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  THE European aircraft manufacturer Airbus may have to announce further delays to production of its A380 superjumbo airliner, the head of British aerospace group BAE Systems said today. September 09, 2006
• 19:27

  More Shadowcraft Speculation

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  Interesting speculation about various ‘black’ projects at Popular Science.
  
• September 03, 2006
• 10:57

  The Best Way to Burning Man

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  August 31, 2006
• 11:17

  Green Light for Blue Origin

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  The FAA has approved August 24, 2006
• 23:38

  A Tough Old Bird

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  The F-111 is a very tough
• August 23, 2006
• 19:03

  A Career Up In Smoke

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  August 20, 2006
• 22:29

  First Pictures - Boeing 747 Super Duper Guppy

   » ‎ Jim N Texas!
  This article has some
• August 17, 2006
• 22:46

  Culture War, or The Captain’s Bra

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  The Air Force has its own