I’m home from AirVenture in Oshkosh and ready to go back again. Sunburned. Tired. Sweaty. Twenty pounds heavier in the belly and $_____ lighter in the wallet. Full of memories of new friendships, long and winding conversations, glistening airplanes, cool new toys tools. I saw more awesome airplanes than any guy has a right to […]
Archives for July 2007
“And do you fly, too?”
I did not realize it until I spent a week at AirVenture with David but the only polite response to the introduction, “and this is my son, David,” seems to be an outstretched hand and the question, “Nice to meet you. And do you fly, too?” David started out the week with his standard answer […]
A Few AirVenture 2007 Photos
The weather was gorgeous yesterday for the airshow and I got some good shots that I cannot wait to share. Jump over to my AirVenture 2007 Highlights photo gallery and enjoy. Here is one of my favorites, just to whet your appetite.
AirVenture 2007, Part 1
Last year, Kevin and I flew to AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI (OSH). Being the first time that I had been to Oshkosh, since a single trip in high school, we only planned to stay for three days. On Friday afternoon, we left tired, sore, and wishing we had had a lot more time. For the […]
Airports I Have Flown To, Part 2
Candy and I ran through my logbooks this morning, entering all of the airports that I have flown to into OurAirports.com. Trips down memory lane are always good ways to spend lazy weekend mornings. I got to remember flying to places like Munchen (Munich, Germany); Hesperia Ranch, CA; Calistoga, CA; and, well, I’ll spare you […]
Airports I Have Flown To
David Megginson has created a cool Google mash-up where you can create a map of all the airports you have visited. Here is my map at OurAirports.com. I am only listing the airports that I have actually flown a plane into, not the ones that I visited while flying in commercial airliners. So far, I […]
A Penny Per Email
Spam disgusts me. It has rendered free email, one of the most heartfelt examples of human cooperation, completely untenable. I have been relying on email, for business and personal connections, since I worked at TRW in 1980. I used to run a medium-sized UUCP hub at FileNet in Orange County, CA on a VAX 750 […]
Why Pilot’s Prefer Airplanes to Women
Airplanes usually kill you quickly; a woman takes her time. Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch. Airplanes don’t get mad if you do a “touch and go.” Airplanes don’t object to a pre-flight inspection. Airplanes come with a manual to explain their operation. Airplanes have strict weight and balance limitations. […]
Acting My Age
Thanks Archie.
Celebrating Independence
I am flying northwest along the Mississippi river. A few boats are cutting curly wakes in the river below but most are just sitting still. Perhaps the people on the boats are idly wondering what the airplane is doing 1,000 feet above their heads. The ferry just north of St. Charles has a single car […]
