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Tag Archives: pilots
Peter Bowers and His Baby
One of my heroes is Peter M. Bowers. His name may be unfamiliar to some, but those of us who have been involved in aviation for a while know about Mr. Bower’s work as an aviation journalist, aeronautical engineer, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged 65 hp Continental, 85 hp Continental, aeronautical engineer, airplanes, amateur built airplanes, aviation journalism, homebuilt airplanes, Peter Bowers, pilots, taildraggers, the Bowers Flybaby, the Experimental Aircraft Association
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Finally!
I have not been blogging, because of work with my publishing company. I have been editing projects, organizing workflow, marketing, and giving advice to many would be authors and finally, after seven years in the business, finally got around to … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, History, Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing
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Tagged airplanes, aviation essays, aviation history, blogging, BluewaterPress LLC, first flying lessons, flight instructing, flight training, From Cubs to Jets, General aviation, inexperienced pilots, learning to fly, making plans, memories, Military Flying, pilots, professional pilots, setting goals, student pilots, Tips and Techniques, writing
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Pilots, Briefers, and Weather, Oh My!
There is something to be said for knowing the weather in a particular geographic location. Additionally, I really miss flying in air masses over which I was capable of seeing vast expanses of air and moisture. I liked being able … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying
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Tagged "zero-zero", a promise of good VFR, airplanes, Cessnas, critical fuel, cross-country flight, discipline, flight training, Florida, flying, fog, Hazardous weather, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, terrain obscuration, turbulence, weather, wind shear
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It’s Not About the Flying, It’s About Relationships
We fly. There are many reasons we fly. We fly for enjoyment, to learn new things, to travel, to have fun, to sight see, and more. But the most important thing about the flying really has nothing to do with … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airplanes, camaraderie, Cessna 170, Cessnas, co-workers, Cuba, discipline, Flight instructors, flight training, Florida, flying, friends, friendships, hangar parties, Hangars 9 and 10, learning to fly, memories, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, relationships, sleeping under the wing, Southern drawl, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft
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Pilots and Weather
We’re sitting in the hospital waiting room while waiting for my mother-in-law to come out of surgery. We sit watching the news about tornadoes and flooding in Tampa. As I watch the satellite and radar images of the weather, my … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, ATC controllers, atmosphere, Cessnas, cumulonimbus, dangerous weather, discipline, flight training, Florida, flying jets, fog, FSS specialists, Hazardous weather, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, memories, pilots, Pilots and Weather, professional pilots, skilled pilots, storms, student pilots, tactical jets, terrain obscuration, training aircraft, turbulence, weather patterns, wind shear, “reading” the weather
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Trees, Shade, and Friendships
We went to a town hall meeting last night, Tuesday evening, to listen to one of our elected officials speak before his constituents. It was a very interesting event; Representative Ron DeSantis is a straight shooter and we enjoyed listening … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged "the years", Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, catching up, flying, friends, friendships, Jaime, Lou, memories, Old comrades, pilots, planting an oak, professional pilots, Representative Ron DeSantis, shade, the next great adventure, town hall meeting, Trees Shade and Friendships, Wind Sand and Stars
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The Master Birdman
Ninety-nine years ago today, America lost one of her most cherished heroes. Pioneer aviator Lincoln J. Beachey, died when the aircraft he was piloting at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco on March 14, 1915 suffered structural failure. He … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History
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Tagged 1915, aerial maneuvers, aeroplanes, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, aviation exhibitions, Barney Oldfield, barnstormers, Beachey-Eaton Monoplane, bicycle mechanic, demonstration pilots, flying, Lincoln J. Beachey, March 14, Morane-Saulnier H, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, professional pilots, racing, San Francisco, taildraggers, Taube, the loop, The Man Who Owns the Sky, The Master Birdman, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
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Rate My Controller!
I am sitting in my office, recording grades. Dr. Cass Howell comes walking by the open door and stops. We start talking about life. Get a couple of old naval aviators together and of course, the talk always turns to … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessnas, controllers, discipline, Florida, flying, friends, judgment, memories, pilots, professional pilots, ratemycontroller.com, taildraggers, Tampa
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Surviving an Airliner Crash
This week’s crash of Asiana 214 was a terrible event with great miracles – the survival of 305 people out of 307 onboard the airliner. When I initially wrote about the accident, I said I would follow up with some … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged able-bodied passengers, airliner accidents, airplane crash, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Asiana 214, avoiding panic, emergency, emergency exit, engine failures, fear of flying, flight attendants, flying, flying as a passenger, judgment, memorize the way out, pilots, pre-flight safety brief, professional pilots, seat location, smoke, surviving a plane crash, Surviving an Airliner Crash, survivors
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The Miracle of Asiana 214
Two dead, 182 injured, six in critical condition of 307 souls onboard. What happened yesterday, July 6, 2013 at San Francisco International Airport was truly a miracle. On short final, the Boeing 777 touched down short of the runway breaking … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying
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Tagged accidents, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Asiana 214, Boeing 777, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, commercial aviation, discipline, emergency situations, engineers, fear of flying, fears about flying, Federal Aviation Administration, human factors, investigators, media coverage, Miracle on the Hudson, modern aircraft, National Transportation Safety Board, pilots, professional pilots, San Francisco International Airport, survivability, the safest mode of transportation
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