Adam invited me to the SkyStreakers‘ Open House and High-wing Fly-In today. The weather was perfect, as were the pilots and their planes. I had a great time and could see myself getting into the hobby if I ever get disposable time and money. It was pretty funny to hear the pilots referring to “real” […]
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Boeing is leaving Wichita
Boeing Departure Shakes Wichita’s Identity as Airplane Capital The New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger, January 18, 2012 This is unfortunate. However, Boeing should never have won the tanker contract. EADS proposed a better airplane. The jobs aren’t lost to the American economy, as manufacture is simply moving to Seattle.
Cool Interactive Warbird Flight Deck Panoramas
How cool is this, right? There’s a whole lot more where that came from. Fourteen in all. Play with them at 360 Cities – Panoramic Photography Blog: I Believe I Can Fly (14 Airplane Cockpits).
Flying With Skye
Skye and I went flying together today for the first time. The last time I’d been flying as pilot-in-command before this weekend was less than a month after she was born. I was excited to take her as we’d be spending one-on-one time doing something I am deeply passionate about. During the preflight briefing I […]