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First Oil Painting By Karlene
Flight To Success: The painting! .... In Progress.First Draft...and the painting continues...It's an Original... and one day could be worth millions!When you stop laughing, and pick yourself up off the...
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Pilot is A Jailbird!
Lora Yowell, My dear friend from Aviation Universe sent me the following plea to help bail her out! She tells me she's a jailbird. So I donated to not only free her, but to free the children plagued...
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Have You Ever Been Behind?
T.H.ursdays with Tom HillOf course, I'm talking about being behind in an aircraft. All of us have been there. You probably didn't know it when it happened the first time. At the time, while the...
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Team Pancho Barnes
Friday's Fabulous Flyer(s)Katja Jourdan and Amanda Suter Beauty, brains and they fly too! These ladies are not your ordinary run of the mill college students. Times are a changing, and there is no...
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Today is My Lucky Day
"It's better to be lucky than good...Unless, of course, you're good and lucky!"Each year on my birthday I make a commitment to do something for a year. This is more of an exercise in discipline than...
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Holding in the A330
How do you enter a holding pattern? The reason Evergreen hired me with low time was I knew the answer to this question. Well there was more to it than that, but they did give me a simulator check to...
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A330 Flap Logic
"Regarding normal flap operation: I never understood how the flaps 1 position worked on an airbus. I see the flap lever only has a "1" position, but the indicator sometimes says 1 or 1+F. So when would...
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Startle Effect
T.H.ursdays with Tom Hill are interrupted today by his being on a 10-day trip. He is camping on his bike in a very remote area. He will be traveling toward Flagstaff, and Yellowstone NP. Tom will...
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Steve Slade
Friday's Fabulous Flyer. Steve SladeToday we're shifting gears a bit. From women flying the Air Race Classic... to an amazing helicopter pilot. For all of us who think that helicopters beat the air...
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Happy Memorial Day
In memory of all those who gave their lives for the freedoms that we embraceTo the parents who've lost children, and the loved ones that cannot be replacedTo the past, the present, and the futuremay...
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A330 Systems ... Zero Flaps
Flaps and Slats Locked ... an operational perspective with dual failures.Photo depicts Normal operations of flaps and slats. Dual failures...While it may not be likely, a friend of mine did a zero flap...
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Mother Nature Inspires
"I fly because I love the freedom, the challenge, and the thrill of soaring above the cities below."Derek Johnson Derek JohnsonLast year, Derek Johnson was training for his private pilot's license out...
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EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
T.H.ursday with Tom Hill Hi, all. I’m back. Awesome ten day trip, which included a stop near Flagstaff to hang with fellow dual-sport motorcycle riders for a few days. I also spent three days up in...
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In Memory of AF447
Pilots, once considered Gods carrying metal through the skies, dodging thunderstorms that bloomed in their paths as they chained smoked across the country, are now to be viewed as mere mortals. Today...
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Meet The Racers BBQ
"Life is all about the Journey...But remember to stop along the wayand dine with a lady pilot."The AIR RACE CLASSIC is only 2 weeks away, and the excitement mounts. Today the question is: Chicken or...
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Most Memorable Flight
An exciting week of Blogging In Formation has just begun. This week—The most memorable flight. With so many flights logged into my brain, I wondered which I should share…Flying thoroughbreds in a 747,...
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Crew Resource Managment Event
Presentations for PilotsHosted by Angel Flight WestYou're Invited: To Single Pilot Resource Management SeminarDate: June 13Where: Seattle Museum of Flight, Boeing FieldSpeaker: Johnny Summers, FAA...
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Your Replacement
T.H.ursdays With Tom Hill I have spent my entire career being the best darn aviator I could possibly be. Every step of the way, whether it was a new training program or an everyday flight, I tried to...
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ARC: Friday's Fabulous Flyers
Friday's Fabulous Flyers are flying in the Air Race Classic! So many women so little time. Yes... the race is but two weeks away, and we have flyers to shout about. Today... meet more of the teams. All...
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Planes: The Movie
“When you combine imagination with passion, the unbelievable becomes a reality.” Coming Soon... To a Theater Near You! "The Best Family Movie of 2013" Dane CookMy life is a perfect mix of Aviation,...
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