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November 26, 2016
Stuff Those CyberMonday Stockings with the Gift of Flight!
Stuff Those CyberMonday Stockings with the Gift of Flight!
What’s a true avgeek do when not flying? Read about flying!Folks, don’t forget to givethe gift of Literary flight!Help your aviation-obsessed loved ones fly high this year by stuffing their stockings with aeronautical adventures!
Hey, Otto, put that book down and FLY! (Don’t worry, I was flying for him while he read a chapter from 1 of my latest, “There I Wuz Volume 3!”)
Right now, ALL my print books are at or near Amazon’s “Minimum...
November 23, 2016
Have a High Flying Thanksgiving!
Have a High Flying Thanksgiving!
Folks, from the flight blog, Happy Thanksgiving!I’m working on an awesome post entitled, “Adventures of Cap’n Raph.” It’ll be up later this week! In the meantime, here’s an updated, encore version of last year’s Thanksgiving post.
Bon appétite!
Have a High Flying Thanksgiving! . . .
FIRST COURSE: APPETIZERS
F...
November 12, 2016
An Interview by Tally One—& Free Stuff!
An Interview by Tally One—& Free Stuff!
Folks, from the flight blog,Not only do I enjoy writing and blogging about flying—like you—I also enjoy reading about flying! Today, one of my favorite pilot-bloggers, former F-22 Raptor pilot (now an airline pilot), Major Rob Burgon, over at tallyone.com.
If you’ve readThere I Wuz! Volume 3, you know Major Rob Burgon from his way awesome story, Airborne Assassins, wherein he describes an aerial dogfight from the cockpit of his F-22 Raptor!
Today, on...
November 3, 2016
WotR Video: Post Halloween Pre Presidential Election Hangover Edition
WotR Video: Post Halloween Pre Presidential Election Hangover Edition
Folks, from the flight blog, welcome to another edition of . . . WORRRRD ON THE RAMP! Our Periodic Video Roundup of All Cool Things Aviation!Episode 16-6
In this issue:A tribute to Bob Hoover; dramatic airline fires and evacuations; a vide-presidential overrun; scary Halloween figures; HD engine-out aerobatics a la Mr. Hoover, and more!
WotR Video: Post Halloween Pre Presidential Election Hangover EditionDirect Link:http...
October 31, 2016
Safety: A Frightfully Serious Matter
Safety-A Frightfully Serious Matter . . .
THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF “THE PILOT’S PILOT” BOB HOOVERCap’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 beststick-and-rudder pilot they’d ever seen.From WWII fighter pilot to ’50’s test pilot, to show-stopping aerobatic pilot, Bob did it all.
GODSPEED, BOB, THE AVIATION COMMUNITY WILL NEVER BE THE...October 24, 2016
Halloween Darwin Awards Aviation Style!
Halloween Darwin Awards Aviation Style!
Ladies & Gents, From theFRIGHT Deck. . .
It’s my favorite holiday of the year, and time to shareone of my favorite postsfor some good,if morbid, Halloween guffaws . . .
a 2016 Updated post!
But First . . . THANKS TO YOU
Book sales this period have donated $1,000
to the Orphan Charities:
CONGRATULATIONS! AND HAPPY AVIATION LITERARY ADVENTURES!
— — —This year for Halloween, I...
October 19, 2016
Futuristic Concepts from the Aviation Industry
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!
Take it away, Rachael!
Futuristic Concepts from the Aviation Industryby Rachael Stires
Growing up as a pilot’s daughter, I’ve always kept a well-trained ear on the aviation industry. After all,...
October 13, 2016
There I Wuz—Loud and Clear!
There I Wuz! Adventures From 3 Decades in the Sky Volume 3 is . . .
NOW ON AUDIO!
There I Wuz! Volume 3 A great way to read your favorite books, whether while working out, stuck in traffic, or walking down the street!
ClickHEREto check it out!Narrated by
And don’t forget our other books on audio as well:
The Last Bush Pilots There I Wuz! Volume 2 Direct Link:https://www.amazon.com/There-Wuz-Adventures-Decades-Sky-ebook/dp/B01FET9SIQThe post There I Wuz—Loud and Clear! app...
October 8, 2016
Flash Mob: White Pilots Can Dance!
Flash Mob: White Pilots Can Dance!
Flash! White Pilots Can Dance!(Sort of.) Need proof? Look no further than the American Airlines “Flash Mob” at PHX Sky Harbor Airport!
Around 25 AAL employees, including Flight Attendant Bunny and Yours Truly, participated in a Flash Mob at Terminal 4, dancing to Beyonce’s “Move Your Body.” As the “token pilot,” the director even had me bust a move mid-song!
If you can handle it, here it is. But strap in tight, you’re in for some major turbulence!
Direct...
October 1, 2016
Aviation Video—Word on the Ramp: Aviation Legends & Free Stuff!
WotR Episode 16-5:Aviation Video—Word on the Ramp: Aviation Legends & Free Stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard another edition of . . .
WORRRRRD ON THE RRRAMP! Our PeriodicVideo roundup of All Cool Things Aviation! Episode 16-5: Aviation Video—Word on the Ramp: Aviation Legends & Free Stuff!In this episode: Lossof an aviation Legend; Southwest Airlines’ engine explosion;”Miracle on the Hudson”—lessons; the new “Sully” movie—how accurate? Amazing time lapse of a microburst; an Olympic...
