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What Inspires You?
Life in the Skies...Last week I flew a great trip. The "first" and "only" leg included: 4 destinations, 3 runways, 2 landings, 1 holding pattern and an 18:40 duty day. Sometimes life is an adventure....
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Aviation and "Sunday Funnies"
On Tuesday!Please welcome Christine Hollingsworth for an education on Contrails and more... What is a contrail? There are two main types of contrails: Aerodynamic and Exhaust. Aerodynamic contrails...
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Pilot Shortage Continues...
What will we do?Will there be a pilot shortage? This is the question of the month with Blogging in Formation Team. Visualize a vacuum. This will be the mainline airlines. Now watch them suck up those...
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747-400: Contest Revision Made Easy!
Contest Rules have Changed! Do you want this 747-400 model? 17 inch wing to wing 19 inches long. 9 inches tall. She is heavy and she can be yours! In great appreciation of all those who have read my...
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Happy 4th of July!
Today I am flying from Paris to Minneapolis. So close to home but not enough time to get there and back, as tomorrow I fly to Amsterdam. The great news is... I get to fly! And that in itself is what...
View Article"Go Around Already!"
Lessons Learned?We can only hope!My girlfriend sent me the video below. She said, "This video has over 20 clips of near misses, bad landings (really bad), and other things you don't want to do in an...
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Oshbash: 2014 Oshkosh must!
What is an Oshbash? "Oshbash is the official social networking "meetup" event of the Airplanista Aviation Blog and writer Dan Pimentel. This is the AirVenture event where #avgeeks from Twitter and the...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Preflight...
A must read for all general aviation students. I found this in the archives of blogger world and I don't remember who sent it. But so worth reading. Whoever wrote this... step up and take credit. For...
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Rober Reser
Friday's Fabulous FlyerRobert Reser Bob was born in 1935 near Liberal, Kansas... the geographic center of the “Dust-Bowl” and raised as a western Kansas and Eastern Colorado dry-land wheat farmer. I'm...
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"Pre-flight Check – Medical Style"
Meeting people all over the world is one of the greatest gifts of blogging and social media. Dr Judith O'Malley-Ford, is one of those people. So what's a medical doctor doing reading an aviation blog?...
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How To Fly A Jet
From Turbo Prop to Jet... A friend just gave me the great news. Not only did he finish his masters, he's just been hired by an airline and will be going from flying an ATR to a B-737. He asked,"What...
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Pilots Staying Current
The FAA requires three takeoffs and landings every 90-days for pilot proficiency. This came about with long-haul flights with only one takeoff and landing between four pilots. Makes sense. How else...
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Fatigue Kills!
Fatigue is a never-ending battle. Despite the FAA's mandated rest requirements with FAR117, 18 hours awake with crew rest in a passenger seat, flying the back side of the clock across multiple time...
View ArticleFind Laughter Today...
With Planes Fire and Rescue! OPENING Day is Today! I loved this movie and you will too. And I suspect the kids will love it more than Dusty's first adventure, which was awesome! It's a shame that...
View ArticleMH17 Shot Down...
Taking Aviation Security to a New Level...Hundreds of emails (and one text) have come through asking me my take on MH17. My take is I'm heartbroken, and pushed back ten paces. In the post, If I had One...
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Success Begins With a Dream
Add a little Avgas and lots of courage and look what you get. Congratulations Matt!! Enjoy the Journey!XO Karlene
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There I Wuz
Cap'n Aux just released his new book, There I Wuz.This is a compilation of stories from his blog, articles he wrote for various aviation magazines, and writings from additional great aviation authors....
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PED in the Flight Deck!
Last Month I wrote an article about a new FAR: PEDs in the Flight Deck Prohibited! This post created quiet a discussion. Then I received an interesting email from a friend working for an international...
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Aeroplane Geeks World Wide!
"There's an aeroplane geek in us all""That was the title of an email sent to me by a friend. Attached was a photo taken from the window seat of an aircraft. It was sent because my friend appreciated my...
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Oshkosh 2014 Live!
Good Morning Aviation World! Today is the start of EAAs airshow OSHKOSH! EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION "We are a community of pilots and aviation enthusiasts who promote and support recreational...
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