AVweb contained information today that relates to my last post and the issue of whether any delay in crash notification could have made a difference in survivability. The answer is no. Autopsies confirmed blunt force trauma consistent with this type … Continue reading →
I last queried my aviation mystery, Pilot Error, in 2003. A New York agent requested the full, and I’ve never forgotten the thrill of that moment. A week later he declined to offer representation and told me why. I asked … Continue reading →
This morning’s Statesman included an article with more details of the search and rescue operation in Alaska reference the crash of a DHC-3T Otter. As is often the case, this media report includes information that didn’t pass through the filter … Continue reading →
It’s been thirteen days since I launched my website/blog into the online universe. In addition to the “about” pages, I’ve posted seventeen entries with at least one post in each logbook. From this end of the pipeline, it’s been a … Continue reading →
As of this writing, we know very little of the circumstances leading up to the crash of a DHC-3T Super Otter float plane in southwestern Alaska near Bristol Bay as reported on Tuesday, August 10th. This post will in no … Continue reading →
SOB Trip continues…… Less than twenty-four hours prior to D-Day I receive a group of forwarded emails from the passengers’ company representatives in Austin and Central America and a frantic phone call from a security officer. “Why haven’t you coordinated … Continue reading →
My friend and fellow writer John Jones sent me the link at the bottom of the page. He received it from a long-time friend, a WWII fighter pilot who flew the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang in combat. If that … Continue reading →
The first Saturday of every month brings a fun event for a good cause. Sponsored by the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, visitors fly in to Fayette Regional Airport near La Grange, TX, for $7-a-plate barbecue and almost … Continue reading →
In the “about” page for this logbook, I mentioned the possibility that reading carbon copies of my father’s short stories and articles when I was a kid might have planted in me the seed of a writer. This post will … Continue reading →
AirVenture Oshkosh is the granddaddy of airshows in the US. The accident referenced in the first post on this topic occurred there, and I just learned a few details second-hand from an eyewitness. First, by way of background, flying into … Continue reading →
