Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off on mission STS-121 this morning. The launch was broadcast live in High Definition on HDNet, and the video was awesome!
I’ve got to get out to Florida to see one of these in person before they stop flying them!
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So, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything, this is partly due to my work schedule, and partly because playing with Aiden is so much more fun! But anywho, here’s an update . . .
This morning I flew into San Antonio for some business meetings. As our jet pulled up to [...]
Ever wonder just how many aircraft are in the air at any given time . . . yeah, me too.
I saw this video today over at FlightAware showing the movement of all flights tracked by FlightAware over a 24 hour period in September of 2005. Amazing just how busy it is!
You might have even [...]
A little pilot humor for those of you that fly . . .
A 9 year old Jedi Knight on a ILS run . . .
And still damned funny for those of you who don’t. I could just imagine this happening too!
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Originally From Moxiegrrrl.com, the “Dumbest Grant Ever”.
Photo Credit to CLAY LACY and CHAD SLATTERY – Alaska Airlines
The ultimate in government waste; a non-profit groups called the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board awarded Alaska Airlines a half-million dollar grant to paint the aircraft. The Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board was funded by a 29 million dollar federal allocation [...]
This is not security . . . it’s not even an illusion of security:
From SFGate.com: Babies Caught Up in ‘No-Fly’ Confusion
Children are being pulled off flights because their names somewhat match known terrorists . . . no wait, not known terrorists, but suspected terrorist . . . no wait, wrong again . . . [...]
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