The best laid plans… Some say the start will reflect the finish. I’m here to claim that isn’t always true. Our vacation to Morocco started out with ominous circumstances. How ominous you ask? Being usual air travelers (a common occurrence
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USAFA Cadet Soaring Team Captures Robert B. Evans Trophy
For those interested in soaring, check out this video from the Air Force Academy. My son flew on the cross-country soaring team, it’s possible for these cadets to stay aloft five hours or more. Check out where they often do
Continue readingSeptember 11- Major Heather Penney
Flying friend, BIll Weiler, forwarded the link to a C-Span interview with Major Heather Penney, a DC National Guard fighter pilot who responded to the events on 9-11. It is very well done and offers a minute by minute brief
Continue readingMedical Emergencies during a flight
Question: On a flight home from Baltimore last year, a woman sitting in a row behind me rang for a flight attendant. “My husband isn’t feeling well and is having trouble breathing,” she told the attendant. That set me to
Continue readingEmergency Locator Transmitters
INTRODUCTION: On get-togethers with a friends, we commonly ask the age-old question “what did you do today?” Bill Weiler usually keeps us entertained by relating the trials and tribulations of tracking down ELTs that have gone off. While the ELTs
Continue readingWelcome to my blog!
Thanks for stopping in to our blog where aviation can be shared and discussed. We’ve corralled friends and family to start with tales and knowledge from their experiences. If you have a story to add, or a question to ask,
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