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 […]
Aircraft accident investigations serve an important purpose: to learn what happened, so we can learn from what happened. Thank you for your patience, folks. It’s finally here! Captain Bill Palmer’s (Understanding Air France 447) and my analysis for Airways Magazine of the tragically avoidable December, 2014 AirAsia A320 accident. The full article appears in our April […]
Iam particularly excited and proud to bring you the unique perspective of Kelvin Pella. A native and resident of the economically-challenged country of Tanzania, Kelvin faces daunting barriers in pursuing his dream of becoming an airline pilot. Indeed, he has yet to fly Hour 1 . . . And, that is exactly why I chose him to […]
Next up, Karim Elsammak blogs about a subject in which he is an undisputed expert: Fun! Karim is truly a “man of the world.” Having turned 18 just this month, Karim was born in Egypt. His family has roots in Morocco and France, and he is now a long-time resident of New York. Brimming […]
Fledgling Flyer February Begins! Per tradition, Bunny and I are taking February off and traveling, so we are turning the blog over to our NextGen of future pilots! We handpicked for you each pilot-writer, and you will soon find out why. Each was assigned to talk about a trait that makes for a successful pilot, career, […]