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Ramblings about flying for fun and profit

Non-Aviation

  • An Airplane Guy and at Auto Show

    As I mentioned in the auto museum article I accompanied some friends to the Goodguys 25th West Coast Nationals Hot Rod Show while my propeller was out getting new seals installed. I enjoy looking at nicely restored or modified cars, but I’m an airplane guy at heart.  So, whenever I found something that was even […]

  • A Look at an Auto Museum

    Last week, while my prop was out getting new seals installed,  I spent a couple of days with some friends at the West Coast National Hot Rod Show in Pleasanton, CA. It’s the hot rod version of AirVenture for the West Coast. Instead of rows and rows of airplanes of various shapes and sizes the […]

  • Thank-you

    I want to thank those of you who posted comments and sent emails concerning my last article. It’s really nice to get some feedback on how my writing is accepted. I realize that I haven’t been asking for feedback or engaging with you readers as much as I should and I will try to do […]

  • Trip Notes

    I’ve been on an airline trip forever. Well, not really, but it sure seems like it. There hasn’t been very much to report about the trip. The second leg started in the rain, but the rest of that leg was glass smooth. We have had a little turbulence on some legs, but our outstanding meteorology […]

  • DNIB

    I haven’t posted in a while and don’t plan to have a ‘regular’ post up for a few more days. I have been trying to stay off the internet  for a few days while I prepare for my airline’s annual recurrent training. My session at the training center begins this Monday (April 13th) and concludes, […]

  • DNIF

    The military seems to have an acronym for everything. If you went to the doctor, better known to military pilots as the flight surgeon, and the doctor said that you were not  in a physical condition suitable for flying you were then placed on DNIF status or Duty Not Including Flying. In the military if […]