by Matt | Jul 29, 2010 | Aircraft, Blog, Fun Flying, Photos
One of the performances I’m most looking forward to is Sean D. Tucker in the Oracle Challenger III. After the recent announcement of the Challenger III, I started eying air-shows for an opportunity to see Sean perform. He is one of the most talented aerobatic...
by Matt | Jul 27, 2010 | Blog, Fun Flying, Photos
It’s Tuesday, day 2 of Airventure 2010 in Oshkosh. We depart tomorrow and now I’m getting excited. I’m getting so excited I just watched the same 3 videos about 5 times. I will post them here just in case someone else is interested. The first one is...
by Matt | Jul 26, 2010 | Blog, Fun Flying
In case you didn’t know the general aviation event of the year is going on right now in Wisconsin. I and my father will be driving up on Wednesday for the last half of the week. In talking this over with my wife, she asked why I would even want to go. She...
by Matt | Jul 22, 2010 | Fun Flying
It’s that time of year. Next week is the aviation event that we all look forward to — Airventure in Oshkosh. I’m trying to get my own little pilgrimage together for the last half of the week. I will be closely following the event all week though....
by Matt | Jul 21, 2010 | Blog
I recently encountered a bit of humor regarding a popular aviation poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. It’s pretty funny and also pretty accurate to the FAA/TSA definition of flight. First a few words: If you are concerned about my recent silence, I must offer...
by Matt | Jun 28, 2010 | Blog
I just received one of those helpful emails from the FAA. Regarding a “new runway crossing procedure.” Apparently, as of 30th June, you will no longer be told by ATC to “Taxi to…” From now on you must receive explicit instructions to...
by Matt | Jun 28, 2010 | Blog, Photos
Something that has always intrigued me is the aircraft carrier. This idea that there are floating airports, potentially out in the middle of nowhere, just really gets me going. What’s even more crazy, is that the aviators manage to find these small boats and...
by Matt | Jun 21, 2010 | Photos
This video from AVweb ranks very high on my list of best videos on Youtube. It packs a lot of visual punch in its 3 minute duration. Don’t give up on it early or you will miss the best part: the shockwaves coming off the atlas rocket.
by Matt | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog, Lessons, Photos
Whether we like it or not, planes crash. People miss details, parts fail, something happens that sets off a sequence of events that end with a crash. The sooner we accept the risks, the better off we are. Don’t read too much into this; I’m not saying...
by Matt | Jun 3, 2010 | Blog
After nearly a year and a half I finally got a vacation. After that long, I really can’t recommend honeymooning in February and using the only week of vacation at your disposal. It was a family trip to Cocoa Beach in Florida. Even though I didn’t fly...
