For non-pilots who usually fly in airliners and rate a flight based on the landing more than any other criteria, and who judge the quality of the landing by the touchdown, let me expand your knowledge of this most important … Continue reading →
During the initial portion of my USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) known as the “Contact” Phase, each student was paired with a primary instructor pilot (IP). This provided continuity in procedures and techniques, especially important when learning new skills requiring … Continue reading →
In a recent post titled “Balancing the Budget – The Sane Approach,” I republished in its entirety an article in The Wall Street Journal titled “The Right Way to Balance the Budget” and offered a personal observation about the difficulty … Continue reading →
As a follow-up to a previous post titled, “RIP – The Best Available Version of the Truth” and an introduction to the complete text of a recent article in the Wall Street Journal below, I’d like to offer the following … Continue reading →
Okay, here we are about five months after picking up this shadow known as The Blog. It’s still a relatively welcome companion, we’re on good terms, no major fights to mar the peace and tranquility. That would not have been … Continue reading →
Cindy Stone, a friend and fellow writer, sent this image to me attached to an email with the following in the subject line: “Tosh’s secret is out!” Aw, shucks. I was hoping to keep it hidden a while longer . … Continue reading →
If you pay any attention to what’s going on in the American political arena, you probably know that the term “earmark” doesn’t refer to “a small area on the surface of the organ of hearing and balance in humans having … Continue reading →
Aviators have sayings that encapsulate some of the lessons it seems each pilot has to learn through personal experience before the wisdom takes hold. One of the classics is, “The three most useless things a pilot can have are the … Continue reading →
Much of the controversy over airport security procedures has evaporated as Americans accept the inevitable. Some do so because they believe that whatever TSA does is necessary to ensure their safety. Others because, in spite of their objections, they don’t … Continue reading →
Whenever I hear a non-flyer mention anything about getting a pilot’s license, I immediately offer a heart-felt caution: “Flying is like an incurable blood disease, and the only treatment is more flying.” I should know. Since my first flight on … Continue reading →
