IT’S OUT!!! THERE I WUZ! ADVENTURES FROM 3 DECADES IN THE SKY VOLUME 3 MORE . . . —Aeronautical Adventures —Inflight Emergencies —Tough Lessons —Stories behind the stories —Guest Stories —Love, Laughs and Tears in the Sky —Surprises! In this Military-themed volume, I take a backseat to some top gunners of today and yesteryear . . […]
Let it be known that today, May 18, 2016, is everybody’s most beloved Capn’s Birthday . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAP’N DILLON! Right now, I’m whipping up another fun video with our “Cap’n of the Day,” and it’s turning out to be a real doozie—get your tissue boxes ready, you’re gonna need ’em! In the meantime, […]
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the ValuJet 592 tragedy. On May 11, 1996, Flight 592’s McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 crashed into the Everglades a mere eleven minutes after takeoff from Miami, killing all 110 people on board. On takeoff, improperly packaged and labeled oxygen generators in the cargo compartment caught fire, which quickly spread […]
Folks, from the flight blog, welcome aboard another edition of . . . WORRRRD ON THE RRRAMP! Our periodic video roundup of All Cool Things Aviation! Episode 16-2: Chicks Rule! In this edition: Airline crash updates; Airport Security & the Brussels Bombing; When pigs—er, dogs, Fly; First Class view of a Solar Eclipse; Gnarly New Zealand […]
HAPPY EASTER, FOLKS! “He is not here; He has risen, just as He said.”—Mat 28:6 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, from the flight blog, this is Cap’n Aux speaking. I’ve been hearing your cries! We are long overdue for our traditional “BEST OF,” so now that my insanely complex tax return (think a Rube Goldberg machine) has been taken […]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another edition of . . . WORRRRRD ON THE RRRAMP! Our periodic #video roundup of All Cool Things #Aviation and #Avgeek Submitted by and featuring YOU! In this Edition: MH370—the mystery deepens; analyzing AirAsia 8501; Airways Magazine’s Maho Beach adventure; Robot co-pilots? Alaska Aircraft Carrier; Soaring with the Northern Lights, and […]