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• February 08, 2010
• 19:02

  Announcing Fly With Me Live - Feb 21

   » ‎ Fly With Me
  Fly With Me Live will stream live on Feb 21 at 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time!  You can see the show at the Fly With Me Live show page

• 13:43

  Fly the NW!

   » ‎ Bravo Zulu Aviation
  I’ve been absent from this site for a while, but for good

• 9:40

  Sweepstakes to professional captains don't promote GA

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  
  Just found out via AvWeb that a FedEx captain was the
• 4:40

  Sweepstakes to professional captains don't promote GA

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  
  Just found out via AvWeb that a FedEx captain was the
• 0:23

  Pilotcast #074 - A Rooster, a Sheep, and a Duck: Kentipedia Aviation Trivia Smackdown

   » ‎ The Pilotcast - The show for Pilots, by Pilots
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• February 07, 2010
• 19:00

  My Flight Sim Setup

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  Some of you asked about my flight simulator set up, so here's a geek post on the details. The computer is a Toshiba laptop with dual Pentiums at 2.16 GHz and 2 GB of RAM running Vista. I only have the
• 19:00

  LOST

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  That's me: lost in watching TV and not blogging. Aren't television series box sets awesome? I started with Firefly, and that was so much fun I picked up the next box. A few years ago I bought

• 17:17

  Frappr Map, New Apps, and Others

   » ‎ Flying Pilot Podcast
  In th pages of the left column, you can find out about my cell phone apps at MechCheck and Spin-a-Wind. You can also see the emai

• 0:03

  Cessna 182 POH

   » ‎ Ask a CFI
  I can remember vividly my first flight in a Cessna 182.  For me, it was the first step beyond the training airplanes of the Cessna 152, 172 and 172RG.  The Sylane was a “real” airplane,
• February 06, 2010
• 13:24

  Not Quite as Good as I Thought

   » ‎ Ask a CFI
  Takeoff… Weather not quite as good as I thought. It isn’t that bad though… It could get better. It should get better. It has to get beter. It isn’t getting better. It could be

• 13:00

  One more wonder from Frankfurt Airport

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  Since I live close to Frankfurt, the Frankfurt am

• 4:41

  Three months to go

   » ‎ Marriage with altitude
  Three months to go

• February 05, 2010
• 22:15

  Advancement - Sort of

   » ‎ Flight Training Journal
  Not much to report on the subject of flying. In short, there isn't any of it going on. But things are still happening in CAP that keep the mind sharp. If you recall, there was an incident with

• 19:00

  American Hospitality

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  Here's the loose end I mentioned earlier. As you may recall, I was almost en route to West Virginia last month, but diverted home at the last moment. To facilitate that trip, I had ordered charts from

• 14:54

  Tronair 02A2560-0111 Aircraft Jacks with Pneumatics

   » ‎ PilotJohn
  a Tronair 02A2560-0111 Aircraft Jacks Tronair 02A2560-0111 aircraft jacks
  Product Number: 02A2560-0111with pneumatics.
  Description: JACK, TRIPOD 25 TON Specifications:
  Capacity 25
  
• 14:22

  Tronair 02A1248-0112 12 Ton Jack with Pneumatics

   » ‎ PilotJohn
  Tronair 12 Ton Pneumatic Jacks
  Tronair 02A1248-0112 aircraft jack
  Product Number: 02A1248-0112 with Pneumatics.
  Description: JACK, TRIPOD 12 TON Specifications: Capacity 12 Close

• 9:35

  Hovering with friends and the Chopperazzi

   » ‎ The adventures of Chopper Chick!
  There's just something indescribable and special about hovering with friends. Pretty much it's the same news pilots that fly in L.A. that have been flying here for ten or twenty years. The new ENG(e

• 7:36

  Why You Should Follow Me on Twitter

   » ‎ Fear of Landing
  I spent last week in England, hoping to get a chance to fly the Saratoga and get current with my take-off and landings. The one day that the plane was not available was Tuesday. That was, of course, t

• 6:45

  The Foxbat, the Gazelle and the mysterious Stollite

   » ‎ Making Time for Flying
  After posting about the trip Chris and I took to Taree, I received an email from Jamie Honan

• February 04, 2010
• 19:00

  Simple is Good

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  Every once in a while I will describe a system, such as the oil pressure line running directly to a dashboard gauge, and someone will be aghast that "that's all it is?" Yes. And the less 'middle manag

• 10:11

  Get your boots on

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  
  
  My community Q&A site,
• 9:27

  Preflighting that includes looking for loose objects

   » ‎ flysomewhere
  I just read a recent news story about a general aviation accident some time ago that includes a detail that I realized I was not doing during preflight. The story is
• 5:11

  Get your boots on

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  
  
  My community Q&A site,
• February 03, 2010
• 21:42

  I’m a Pilot!

   » ‎ Positive / Climb
  Almost two years after leaving the Azores, I can finally say: “I’m a Pilot!“. Last Friday, January 29th, 2010, I made my final exam on a Piper Seneca II, registration CS-DCW (Charli

• 13:27

  You want to check my what?

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  Just taken my medical exam yesterday. I passed! Of course my AME said I was blind as a naked mole rat and that I really should carry a backup pair of glasses (which I mostly do, however there are time

• 12:26

  ..Confirm holding short of the ...

   » ‎ Sulako's Blog
  
  
  ..Confirm holding short of the runway...

• 8:27

  You want to check my what?

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  Just taken my medical exam yesterday. I passed! Of course my AME said I was blind as a naked mole rat and that I really should carry a backup pair of glasses (which I mostly do, however there are time

• February 02, 2010
• 23:16

  Back in the air!

   » ‎ Land and Hold Short
  The last time I flew was mid September, just before I was due to renew my medical. Things didn’t go as expected, and I had to get through an obstacle course of health, work, and then
• 22:53

  Hope Rekindled

   » ‎ Air Prayer
  There are many challenges to raising a special needs child.  For us, it has been especially challenging lately.  Nothing is more challenging than trying to teach your special needs child about God.Â

• 22:04

  Zeus in a 737

   » ‎ Flight Level 390
  My first landing as a young and green co-pilot candidate was a disaster. The 737-100 Steam Jet

• 21:32

  The Hibernating Pilot and Blogger

   » ‎ My Flight Blog
  I have been flying now for nearly six years. One thing that has been consistent throughout that time frame is my inability log significant flying time in the winter. Although, I had hoped things would

• 19:00

  Another Nightmare

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  When I'm in a hotel I take care to plug any chargers into visible outlets, and put a post-it note on the desk reminding me they are there, so I don't abandon chargers and batteries all over North Amer

• 14:04

  Zeus in a 737

   » ‎ Flight Level 390
  My first landing as a young and green co-pilot candidate was a disaster. The 737-100 Steam Jet

• 13:01

  EFB – Dollars & Sense

   » ‎ The Digital Aviator
  EFB on the modern flight deck - a blessing, a myth or a promise that never quite made it?

• 13:00

  What to expect from the Concorde trial ?

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  A French court starts the final phase of the Conc

• 9:47

  65 days aloft

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  
  
  If two men have their way, this year an aviation record that has stood sinc

• 8:29

  End of the Line

   » ‎ Blogging at FL250
  For the second time in ten years, I was present to witness the death of a storied old name in aviation. On January 31, Northwest Airlines - the airline I referred to here as "RedCo" - ceased to exist

• 4:47

  65 days aloft

   » ‎ Flying In Ohio
  
  
  If two men have their way, this year an aviation record that has stood sinc

• 1:45

  SkyFox interacts with the world below

   » ‎ The adventures of Chopper Chick!
  I'm sure you are all getting sick of me saying as always it's a blast to fly SKYFOX, but it is. lol. We had so much fun today. After being serious and flying over traffic accidents, one which was ki

• February 01, 2010
• 19:00

  Simulator Oddities

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  Oops, forgot to mark this ready after my sim yesterday. First, an apology for all the toy flight simulator entries on here lately, and a warning that they will continue. I don't want to turn t

• 18:34

  Do You Monitor 121.5?

   » ‎ Fly With Blake
  It's been a year since the cospas-sarsat program stopped monitoring 121.5Mhz for distress signals. However, Transport Canada has provided

• 15:18

  Unitron 37KVA 1999 Unit

   » ‎ PilotJohn
  1999 Unitron 37 KVA Unit <

• 13:21

  Annual blues

   » ‎ Steve H Flying Diary
  Yes, it’s that time of year that the aircraft goes into it’s annual service, inspection and permit reissue. We are fortunate in the group to have a licenced aircraft engineer as one of the member

• January 31, 2010
• 19:00

  Responsibility Never Sleeps

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  As long-time readers know, I have kept my flight instructor rating current so as to have an additional source of income when I'm not off in the wild beyond. So here I am, the week before Christmas, ba

• 14:54

  Logbook Updated

   » ‎ Fly With Blake
  I spent the last two hours cleaning up my logbook and putting in missing entries. Let this be a lesson! Always update your logbook after every flight! I've updated the my hours on this site, on the

• January 30, 2010
• 21:50

  Good flight under cloudy skies

   » ‎ Roger's Soaring Blog
  Midday today brought some good-sized cumulus clouds to the eastern edge of the Santa Ana Mountains. Another pilot "T" mentioned he had not yet had a chance to work lift under CU (fairly rare where we

• 20:58

  SINGAPORE KITE DAY

   » ‎ BLOG - Capt. Anup Murthy
  
  (Crocodile and Teddy Bear flying together)
  
  Today was the 3rd Singapore Int

• 19:00

  When Line Pilots Get Bored

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  I'm back at home and it's almost Christmas. In a burst of holiday spirit I drive into the city for shopping. This includes a stop at a Canadian Tire -- Canadian Tire ought to have its own blog categor

• 17:45

  Los Angeles's skies sparkle not only with the gorgeous city lights.....

   » ‎ The adventures of Chopper Chick!
  They sparkled with police cars rolling code 3 every which direction. After watching the full moon rise over VNY we took to the skies later on for a Saturday night pursuit in Long Beach. At first we

• 10:12

  Contract Pilot Invoice Template

   » ‎ Ask a CFI
  One of the more exciting things about learning to fly is the day when people start paying you for your pilot services!  I could dedicate an entire site to discussing ways you can get paid to fly, but