It appears that the Transportation Security Administration has hit a wasp nest with its big stick. Two recent articles in AVweb have addressed the backlash from the aviation industry and highlight the issues for passengers as well. AVweb: Owen JJ … Continue reading →
A sports fan may use the word “accelerate” to describe how a Heisman-contender running back appears to be shot out of a cannon when he punches through the line and into the open. A muscle-car owner will certainly use it … Continue reading →
Prior to our first flights in the T-37, we had already spent many hours in the classroom. As described in a previous post titled, “Split Schedules,” academics would continue in conjunction with flight training to cover in detail subjects like … Continue reading →
My use of the word schizophrenia refers not to the medical definition, but the meaning more common in general use: a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements. From a variety of news sources over the past few … Continue reading →
Like a shadow, the blog stays close by. Tending it is addictive. That’s not to say it’s dangerous, unless you consider it to be a waste of time (which in my case might be a distinct possibility), but the relationship … Continue reading →
Disclaimer: The Writer’s Desk Logbook is not a podium from which universal truths and profound wisdom flow down to the masses. These posts are nothing more than personal observations about my exploration of the fascinating craft of writing. “Grenade in … Continue reading →
According to Politico’s Morning Defense for Wednesday, November 10, 2010, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that “history is on our side in Afghanistan.” Politico: Just because things ultimately didn’t turn out so well for the British Empire, the … Continue reading →
The aviation news resource AVweb recently published an article titled, “Revenue Down, Salaries Up At AOPA.” For any readers who don’t know, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is “a non-profit political organization whose membership consists mainly of general aviation … Continue reading →
To say that USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) shoved me and the other students of Class 66-D headlong into a brand-new world is a gross understatement. One day we were green-bean 2nd Lieutenants on an extended summer vacation. But after … Continue reading →
A friend of mine emailed me these three pictures. You might think they are of something out of a Jules Verne novel, but you’d be wrong. The Kalinin K-7 was a heavy experimental aircraft built in the Soviet Union in … Continue reading →
