Archive for 'Flying'
Learning lessons
You can learn from others by listening to their words or repeating their mistakes. The former is far safer, the latter easier.
Posted: January 7th, 2010 under Flying.
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When PC Encounters Reality
Am I the only one out here who thinks that the Transportation Security Administration needs a change in policy regarding the use of “profiling” as part of our screening for terrorists attempting to fly into the United States post 9/11?
Profiling is “bad.”
Oh, really?
It is politically incorrect. It can (and historically has, in many notable and [...]
Posted: December 28th, 2009 under Flying, GWOT.
Comments: 2
Event Nine
This is a follow on to “Event Four” and “Event Six“…
Again, most folks are real, one callsign and one real name are changed for obvious reasons.
Enjoy. If my grammar is poor, please don’t tell my mother. Thanks.
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Event Nine
We lost two events recovering from the emergency pull forward. If it were up to the handler, we [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2009 under Flying, Military, Sea Stories.
Comments: 6
Plane Pr0n
Some of the highlights that I snapped during this year’s EAA’s Airventure.
There’s much more to see (in full size!) from day 1, and day 2.
F86 leading L39’s
NIKON D70, ISO 320, ƒ/9.0, 1/1600sec, 300mm focal L.
The back seater appears to be having a blast
NIKON D70, ISO 1000, ƒ/8.0, 1/5000sec, 300mm focal L.
Stunt it! — No camera [...]
Posted: September 17th, 2009 under Flying.
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Mach 6 Test Aircraft Set for Trials
The aspiration that jets may some day fly at over six-times the speed of sound took a very real step toward reality recently as the US Air Force said it successfully married the test aircraft, known as the X-51A WaveRider to a B-52 in preparation for a Dec. 2 flight test.
The X-51A flight tests are [...]
Posted: September 5th, 2009 under Flying.
Comments: 7
Absolutely. Totally. Breathless.
So I finally did it.
Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.
One that did, in fact, land not much later. The things we do…
If you care to read about it, you can go here. And if not, we will just return you to your regularly scheduled programming. With apologies for the interruption.
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Posted: August 29th, 2009 under Flying.
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Miss Universe Pagent Talent Portion Getting Tougher
Saw this in the UK Daily Telegraph this morning. I had no idea that the competition was quite this extensive.
The link to all the photos is here.
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Posted: August 24th, 2009 under Flying, Humor.
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B’ Gosh
Preceding the above most folks with small children will utter Oshkosh being it the slogan of the children’s apparel company. But other than the home of the M-ATV (latest MRAP vehicle) prime contractor most anyone that has any association with aviation, even if only a passing fancy, will associate the name with the home [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2009 under Flying.
Comments: 4
Pimp my Garage
A German firm called Style Your Garage is offering large format photos that are designed to be attached to the outside of a garage door. How cool would it be to have this at the top of your driveway?
I’m sure my neighbors would just love this…
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Posted: July 15th, 2009 under Flying, Humor, Military.
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Savouring Small Victories
This parenting gig, not always such an easy thing.
Some of you might recall that the Kit Kat joined the rank of the bus drivers this past Fall. And at first she really enjoyed it. In fact, the biggest challenge was getting her to bed after Cadet night because she was too excited to actually sleep.
Alas, [...]
Posted: June 11th, 2009 under Flying, Military, Parenting, Small Stuff.
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