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 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 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...
