Safety-A Frightfully Serious Matter . . . THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF “THE PILOT’S PILOT” BOB HOOVER Cap’n Aux shares his thoughts for pilots on the lessons Bob Hoover taught us all . . . Direct Link: https://vimeo.com/capnaux/hoover Both Chuck Yeager and Jimmy Doolittle called Hoover the best stick-and-rudder pilot they’d ever seen. From […]
Futuristic Concepts from the Aviation Industry . . . Folks, from the flight blog, some times I like to sit back, relax, and let YOU do the flying. Well, today we have a guest post from aviation industry expert Rachael Stires. What makes her an expert? She grew up around her daddy’s hangars and planes! […]
Folks, it’s been a busy month for me, as I’ve been flying my buns off lately. I’m trying to make up for taking a few days off at the end of last month, as well as a few days off at the end of this month for a family camping trip. So, what did I do last month, […]
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 […]
Folks, before you turn on the BIG GAME and couch potato out as the Hawks take on the Patriots (which kicks off in my city, by the way,) a couple awesome things to chat about today. Our first Word on the Ramp of 2015—Special Super Bowl Edition!—is up in a minute. But first: As always, […]
In 1944, the United Nations decreed that December 7 would be known as, International Civil Aviation Day. Visit http://www.icao.int/Pages/default.aspx for more info! Coincidentally, today is also “Pearl Harbor Day,” that Date which will live in infamy. Let us remember the fallen on that day that changed the world. Here are a few links for you: http://dailysignal.com/2014/12/07/21-photos-pearl-harbor-day-will-live-infamy/ […]