Monday, October 19, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Welcome Back . . .
Well it's been a long time since I've posted on the old blog but i figured that I'd get it back up and runnin because I'm headed to Iraq in November. By the way, here's my new ride . . . .
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Climbing out tonight
Took off from Pittsburgh and had to dodge thunderstorms but the sun poked out - gorgeous night - but all things being equal . . . I'd rather be in Philadelphia. The sun always shines in Philly!!!
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Home in Kansas
It took 15 years but I finally have made my triumphant aviation return to Wichita, Kansas. Go figure that it was on a date like 6/06/06! Beautiful land here in the heartland but it is flat and hot in central Kansas in the summer.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Monday, October 31, 2005
Amazing Headwinds
Typical large high pressure moving through the northeast U.S. a few days ago. It really caused some high and low groundspeeds. Here - our PFD (primary flight display) shows a vector arrow showing a 170 knot wind from ahead and from our left. The effective headwind component was appx. 130-140 knots. Great for anything Northeast bound and crappy for anything Southwest bound.
Nose
My snot locker - congested and sore. I'm going home to get some much needed rest and take some meds that are verboten in the air. Maybe another septoplasty is in order - I guess that 2 surgeries weren't enough.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Crusin around
Saw some awesome groundspeeds recently so I wanted to pass this one on. I'm in Buffalo,NY tonite; I was repositioned here so that I can fly some trips in and out of Washington, D.C. tomorrow. It should be a quiet day and then off to home for some much needed rest. I am battling a cold and some rest sounds tempting.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
A View From Above
This is the view from the cabin into the cockpit. I recently ferried an aircraft from one of our maintenance bases to another airport and ferried another aircraft back. It was a nice opportunity to fly an empty aircraft, which performs much better when empty. It was also a beautiful day for flying, mid 60's, clear blue skies and calm winds.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Chicago is Hazy tonight
This is a shot after taking off from O'Hare this afternoon. You can barely make out the downtown skyline and specifically the Sears Tower which has the tall white antennae. We were at 5000 feet flying eastbound just 3200 feet above the structure. We spent today flying in and out of Chicago's O'Hare as well as Dulles outside of Washington D.C. - it was a long day that started out early and it was another "tough to get out of bed day". ;-)
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Foggy day in CMH
1/8 mile visibility and no one going anywhere yet this am. Another airline day full of airline delays.
Monday, September 19, 2005
NYC in September
From the south - southwest, looking up the Hudson River, Manhattan on the upper right and The Statue of Liberty in the middle left of the picture
Back to the grindstone II
In line at New York's LaGuardia, waiting for takeoff. Not much to see, just American Airlines' tailpipe and one of the best skylines in the world starting to light up at dusk.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Painful gas prices
Do u believe it? I use premium and it's 4.15 a gallon locally. Painful. I even drove the speed limit today just to save on gas. Maybe i'll subject the Tahoe to regular for a few weeks.
Catching up
Caught up with a friend tonight. Had a great time.
How about some cliches that hold true:
Sometimes in life we can be so narrow-minded or short-sighted.
Live life to the fullest.
Don't burn bridges.
Life is good.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
We all mistakes in life. Some even involve friends. Mistakes made with friends can be forgiven. Only friends can forgive.