by Matt | Dec 7, 2010 | Blog, Reviews
There are now less than 20 days until Christmas. Unless you celebrate another holiday, you have less than 3 weeks to get the perfect gift under your tree or cactus. If you’re still shopping and you’ve got pilots on your list, I’m going to help you...
by Matt | Nov 24, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog
I get the Flightaware email newsletter and periodically it includes images of aircraft that strike a particular chord with me. Recently, I was presented with a rather interesting looking aircraft. It was a tilt-rotor, like an V-22 Osprey, but obviously civil. It...
by Matt | Nov 23, 2010 | Blog
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin, 1775 Disclaimer: this is a long post with lots of links that you might not find interesting. I don’t know if you’ve...
by Matt | Oct 15, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Photos
One of the more spectacular aerobatic acts is Chuck Aaron in the Red Bull Helicopter. Not only does he have a killer mustache, but he does some pretty cool stuff in a helicopter. If you’ve never seen his act, I’ll offer this 2 part video interview: The...
by Matt | Oct 12, 2010 | Blog
Just to follow up on the last post, I’ve started the process of getting back in the air. I’m going to try to fly on Friday. Anyway, yesterday I saw a post on Twitter of a news story in one of the local papers. The story was about an ultralight that clipped...
by Matt | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog, Lessons
I’d like to confess something that has been eating me for quite some time: it has been more than 4 months since I’ve flown. I didn’t want to take such a long break, but things have happened and what started as a short financial recovery break (post...
by Matt | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Photos
I was prowling around the AOPA site, and I came across a post in one of their blogs. The video embedded in that post was one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen. It made me think about all the things I take for granted, like high intensity lights on large...
by Matt | Sep 29, 2010 | Blog, Photos
I was prowling around on Youtube and I found a very compelling demo reel for a reality TV show. It has bush flying, rustic Alaskan scenery, and best of all women pilots. It was posted in February of this year and according to the poster, they are supposed to be...
by Matt | Sep 27, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying
The centuries-old dream of a human-powered ornithopter, such as the one sketched by Leonardo Da Vinci, has until recently been quite elusive. Early in August, an engineering student at the University of Toronto made history in his own creation. Todd Reichert, a Ph.D....
by Matt | Sep 23, 2010 | Blog, Photos
Are you familiar with the Reno Air Races? Have you ever wondered what it looks like from the inside of the plane? Well with the miracle of Youtube, you can sit in the cockpit while Voodoo runs the course. I’ve got to say it’s pretty cool. If that...
