May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields.And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. May God be with you and bless you: May you see […]
The Matrix Goggles
English Russia brings us The Matrix Goggles (follow the link so you can watch the video). Russian artists from Moscow presented in London the totally useless but somehow cool device – goggles that you can put on and feel yourself like a robot from a Terminator movie or like somebody else from “the cyberspaceâ€. Better […]
Second Solo Flight
I went back to the gliderport on Sunday and got the ride of my life 🙂 I took the 2-33 up solo again, fully expecting a sled ride back down to the field because I am such a newbie and would not be able to find any lift or capture a thermal. I released from […]
More Great Customer Service
The Wall Street Journal ran a story about a United Airlines pilot who revels in delighting his customers. The Middle Seat on August 28, 2007, begins with Capt. Denny Flanagan is a rare bird in today’s frustration-filled air-travel world — a pilot who goes out of his way to make flying fun for passengers. It […]
Don’t Trust Technology!
Oh my God! You can’t trust technology, at least not in St. Hilary in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. According to Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s first official road signs to warn drivers about the dangers of trusting their satellite navigation devices (satnavs) were introduced on Tuesday in a Welsh village. For more chuckles, […]
Second Solo
Whoo hoo, I soloed a glider yesterday! Gene, trusting soul and incredible instructor that he is, entrusted SWS2-33A N5751S to me for solo flight at the Silver Creek Glider Club. I got a tow up to 3,000′ AGL and actually caught a bit of a thermal. That got me up to 3,500′ where I decided […]
Those Born 1930-1979
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep […]
Talk to Humans at Netflix
Netflix is bucking the customer “service” trend, abandoning email “service” and replacing it with real human beings, based in the United States (not outsourced) on the telephone. These good folks are available 24×7 and their phone number is prominently displayed on Netflix’s web site. The New York Times has an article on it, At Netflix, […]
How To: Romance
Romance baffles me. Hey, I’m a guy; what do you expect (not that gals do much better, from my scientific conclusions gleaned from watching Sex and the City). Fortunately, the universe is conspiring to point me in the right direction with both visual and audio clues. First, the visual from xkcd.com: Second, and probably most […]
Woo Hoo! Soaring!!
I went for my first soaring flights today and the only reason my head is not in the clouds is because there were not any clouds. Gene, one of the instructors as the Silver Creek Glider Club, took me up in this Schweizer 2-33. Gene handled the take-off and then let me [try to] follow […]
Oshkosh AirVenture 2007, Part 2
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 […]
“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 […]
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