For all my aviator friends…

God does not subtract from man’s allotted time the hours spent while flying, but He exacts harsh penalties for those who do not learn to land properly. The difference between fear and terror: fear is when your calculations show you … Continue reading

If you fly…

You need to see this… What he says is true. Period, end of statement. … Continue reading

Ye haaa… Watch this!!!

I didn’t think they’d actually allow it, but LockMart did! I’m betting THIS time the loadmaster was strapped down… 🙂 Next time, maybe they’ll throw in a barrel roll!   … Continue reading

Professionalism at it’s finest!!!

Truly the pros from Dover… The Rule is- Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. This is how it’s supposed to be done. Apparently the ‘initial’ roll was around 40 degrees into the dead engine, along with the associated depressurization, vibration and assorted ‘other’ … Continue reading

Aging out…

This one came over the transom last night via the mil-email string… As we get older and we experience the loss of old friends, we begin to realize that maybe we  bullet-proof Pilots won’t live forever. We aren’t so bullet-proof … Continue reading

Pilots…

Pilots – go figure One fine hot summer afternoon there was a Cessna 150 flying in the pattern at a quiet country airfield. The Instructor was getting quite bothered with the student’s inability to maintain altitude in the thermals and … Continue reading

Earning that flight pay…

Edit- It figures… I’m on a redeye and the damn post doesn’t go up as scheduled… sorry… Sometimes it’s a GOOD thing to be in a Harrier… And having a footstool handy… Kudos not only to the pilot, but the … Continue reading

Raytheon Award Winners…

This one goes out to MSgt B, Old AF, Buck and Juvat; and all those others who’ve BTDT… Old stomping grounds for a lot of us (some older than others)… Congrats to the Cocks… … Continue reading

More Stearmans…

The 2014 New Years Video… I can’t embed it, but here’s the link… And Mr. Kinsey deserves a BIG tip of the hat for what he does to support Naval Aviation… This was a couple of years ago, but thank … Continue reading

The ‘rest’ of the story…

The initial story was an ‘older’ man landing an airplane after the pilot had a heart attack… The additional details are enough to send shivers up the back of the neck… Night, unlit panel, no landing lights… http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/09/passenger-takes-controls-plane-pilot-ill-humberside Here is … Continue reading