“If you’re faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible.” – Bob Hoover Without a doubt, October is my favorite month of the year. Fall brings the change of colors, crisp temperatures, the smell of burning leaves, the sound of migrating geese and the holiday of horrors: Halloween. Read More
Generations Silent – 1928-1945 – Strong work ethic, humility, prudent saver Boomers – 1946-1964 – Idealistic, revolutionary, collectivist Generation X – 1965-1980 – Materialistic, competitive, individualistic Millennials (Gen Y) – 1981-1996 – Globalist, questioning, self-oriented Gen Z – 1997-? – “Communaholic,” dialoguer, realistic Squarely in the middle of the boomers, I grew up in aviation Read More
In 1972, “American Pie” by Don McLean, “Rocket Man” by Elton John, “Saturday in the Park” by Chicago and “Go All the Way” by The Raspberries were hits. My hair was shoulder length, shoes were platform, pants were bell-bottom and I did not yet have 100 hours flying time. I ventured to Oshkosh that Read More
Aviation humor is a dialectal minefield for a writer and can easily poke an eye out if misused. Cartoonist Gary Larson was great at it. And a tactful, tastefully presented and good spirited bit of humor (or sarcasm) can help information and lessons stick in our memory better than IMSAFE, CIGAR, ARROW, GUMP or Identify, Read More
Why the alliteration? 6−1−1. Pilot Responsibility and Authority In an emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot-in-command may deviate from any rule in 14 CFR Part 91, Subpart A, General, and Subpart B, Flight Rules, to the extent required to meet that emergency. The plan of this pontificating, but penitent, professional pilot was to pen Read More