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. And for … Continue reading →
In a previous Single Ship Logbook post titled, “Regional Airline Safety Comes Under Fire,” I questioned the efficacy of a plan to increase the number of minimum flight hours required for a pilot to apply for a job with a … Continue reading →
Okay, so back in July I said to myself, “Self, how about creating a website on a blog platform to establish an online presence just in case a literary agent ever takes a close look at me again?” Self: “How … Continue reading →
From Politico’s Morning Defense, we learn about a military official who spoke about the following on condition of anonymity. One need not read very far to know why. In a briefing on new cost and schedule assessments for the F-35 … Continue reading →
You may have heard of this award, which celebrates how the principle of survival of the fittest and the process of natural selection can eliminate humans who display appalling lack of good judgment and prevent them from begetting any offspring … Continue reading →
In case you missed it, Dr. Marc Osman, U.S. Army (Ret.), wrote a letter to the Austin American Statesman that appeared in this morning’s paper. As a follow-up to my previous post titled, “The Cocoon of Self-Indulgence,” this is his … Continue reading →
A personal account by a participant of the raid concludes: None of us had ever done this before! I said, “Williams first, Bourgeois second, Campbell third, Knobloch fourth, and I’ll follow you guys! Go fast, two seconds apart! Then count … Continue reading →
Each morning with my coffee I peruse the Austin American-Statesman and a world-wide online news brief sent to me by a friend and fellow ex-military officer. On many occasions, I’m tempted to stop doing that, because in terms of the … Continue reading →
I just read an article on AVweb about the actions and subsequent words of Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.). I don’t know anything about the man, but I am absolutely convinced that as a pilot his most important role is to … Continue reading →
The following is extracted from official records of the National Transportation Safety Board and is slightly edited for brevity: “On February 12, 2009, a Colgan Air, Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-400, operating as Continental Connection flight 3407, was on a night instrument … Continue reading →
