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Two Guys and a Plane
Friday's Fabulous Flyers! Adrian and JonathanAdrian and Jonathan flew the trip of a lifetime... a complete circuit of the continental United States under visual flight rules (VFR) in a 1975 Cessna 172...
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Time to Change History!
“Time after time, history demonstrates that when people don't want to believe something, they have enormous skills of ignoring it altogether.” Jim Butcher, Dead Beat - I'm not ignoring anything, as I...
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Airplanes and Automation
“Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until it can’t go wrong.”From Sound of Music Why do experts make errors when they should be the best? This is the challenge I'm...
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Taking Over the Plane!
Is this possible? We have all heard snippets of the individual who claims he took control of aircraft systems. Did he? Or did he not? A friend sent me addition news from his part of the world......
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Captain Dixie
Fridays Fabulous FlyerWho Was Captain Dixie? This story came to me from a reader. A bit of editing prevailed to keep the name of the airline out of the picture for self preservation. But I loved the...
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In Memory Of...
Those who gave their lives ... For the rest of us to live...Happy Memorial Day!
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Be The Captain Of Your Life
This young lady is the captain of hers: I will take all that I have learned from your book and from the conversations we had and apply it to my life. I have gained and absorbed so much and will...
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Money For Flying!
Karen Johnson Solo Scholarship The Ninety-Nines and EAA will award a $3,000 Karen Johnson Solo Scholarship to provide a young woman (age 16-20 at any time during 2015 calendar year) with financial...
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Career Flight Instructors!
Success and The Love of FlyingLast week I attended the Palo Alto 99 awards banquet, and as Sue Ballew drove me back to my hotel, she told me about how busy she was as a flight instructor. 40-50 hours...
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Sue Ballew
Friday's Fabulous Flyer Sue BallewLast week I met Sue at the Palo Alto Awards Banquet and what a dynamic woman she is! Such a fun night was had by all. And I'm thankful I had the opportunity to meet...
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Customer Service: Make it Happen!
"Don't wish Mommy, work hard and make it happen!"A couple weeks ago I attended the Palo Alto 99 banquet as the guest speaker, and met incredible people like Sue Ballew and this week's Friday Flyer...
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Mr. Aviation Safety
I'm in Brussels as the 2015 Automation Safety Forum is half way done! This has been an amazing event and the people incredible. I am honored to be among them. Due to a tight schedule (and homework)...
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Marjorie Bicknell Johnson
Friday's Fabulous Flyer! Marjorie Bicknell Johnson PILOT HITS TREES! And Nobody wants to fly with her.... She's a pilot and a writer, and and all around inspiration! Wait until you read her story. I...
View ArticleFailure as our Teacher
"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, and being...
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Fly. Homework. Fly.
This Quarter is Flying By... And I'm flying back to Paris Today... I will catch up on blogging when I return. But until thank you for reading... Comments on Amazon are Appreciated!!!Enjoy the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Assessment For Southern California Airspace Improvements
GET INVOLVED: The U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the Southern California...
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Luciano and Susan....
Friday's Fabulous Flyers! Luciano and SusanYesterday I returned home from a very long two weeks of international flying. Training, Brussels conference, and Paris trips. I slept 13 hours last night, and...
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Graduation Celebration!
"Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and that they dwell therein." Zora Neale Hurston...
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Eurocontrol and Aviation Safety
Days are literally flying by. From one event to the next with a book in hand I go. Today is a catch up day to share a little bit about the conference in Brussels. I was honored to be among the...
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Flying With Jake
Friday's Fabulous Flyer! Jake CullenJake is a pilot making a difference in Aviation. He reached out after reading Flight For Safety, and told me that he created a blog for aviation information sharing....
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