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Learning and Age
I remember back through time, to the point in my life when I had most of it before me. I was only 18 and just starting to learn how to fly. It was exciting and that first summer out of … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Reading
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Tagged airliners, airplanes, discipline, flight training, helicopters, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learn how to fly, Learning and Age, learning to fly, lost art, reading, tactical jets, “book-learning”
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The 1940s
My friend, Mike, sent me an email featuring a PowerPoint presentation about the 1940s. Coincidentally, I spent time earlier in the day researching some of the great airplanes of the period. I came away thinking about the airplanes and the … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged Air Force, airliners, airplanes, altitude, Chuck Yeager, discipline, Douglas DC-7, flying, humanitarian roles, judgment, Lockheed Constellation, Mach, military service, offensive and defensive weapons of war, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, professional pilots, Royal Air Force, The 1940s, the airline industry, the Korean conflict, The World's Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw, United States Air Force, World War II
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Luvin' Speed
Speed is a very relative concept. Airplanes go fast – and slow. Many consider sailboats slow, but yachtsmen can sail them fast. Cars simply take forever to get anywhere, unless the driver is a teenager. Then it is probably just … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Personal
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Tagged airline pilot, airliners, airplanes, crazy drivers, go fast, jetstream, low-level attack pilot, Luvin' Speed, military, Navy, pulling g, risk management, sailboats, speed, teenagers
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Luvin’Speed
Speed is a very relative concept. Airplanes go fast – and slow. Many consider sailboats slow, but yachtsmen can sail them fast. Cars simply take forever to get anywhere, unless the driver is a teenager. Then it is probably just … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Personal
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Tagged airline pilot, airliners, airplanes, crazy drivers, go fast, jetstream, low-level attack pilot, Luvin' Speed, military, Navy, pulling g, risk management, sailboats, speed, teenagers
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