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Women in Aviation: The Amazing Dr. Anna Serbinenko!

Folks, when I first dreamed up our Women in Aviation series, I had no idea where it would lead—nor how many amazing stories we would uncover! The world of aviation is a world of miracles, and by no means do the males of the genre have a lock on said miracles!

Today’s guest post was written by my good friend, pilot, writer and blogger, Michael Lothrop.

He, in turn, writes about an amazing woman he happened to meet at a recent airshow—who then proceeded to take him on an aerobatic joyride!

The...

Word on the Ramp: Lighting & Fire & Bombs, Oh My!

Folks, it’s time for another edition of . . . WORRRRD ON THE RAMP! Our Periodic Video Roundup of All Cool Things Aviation!

IN THIS ISSUE: The Looming Pilot Shortage—it’s Here! Uh, right? British Airways B777 catches FIREon takeoff. Iron Maiden’s “Ed Force One;” the Last USAirways flight; airplane LIGHTNING STRIKEcaught on camera; pilot’s eye view of a strike fighter squadron dogfight and BOMB RUN, and MORE!

But First . . .

Last Friday was 9/11.

As I often do, I made a point of flying that...

Women in Aviation: Karlene Petitt, Author, Aviator, Blogger, & CNN Rock Star!

NOTE In honor of those heroes lost on 9/11 and the war on terror, ALL Cap’n Aux postsand socialfeeds will be blacked out for 24 hours.

Previous 9/11 posts and links 2014:http://capnaux.com/911-in-memorium/ 2013:http://capnaux.com/911-we-remember/ 2012:http://capnaux.com/911-we-remember-2/

(Some hotlinks in posts may be outdated)

Ladies and Gentlemen, our Women in Aviation series continues, exploring more Careers in Aviation, in and out of the cockpit!

Last week, we featured B-777 Captain...

Women in Aviation: Jessica Cox—One Handy Pilot!

Ladies and Gents ourWomen in Aviationseries continues, discoveringmore successfulladies of aviation!

Last week, we featured B-777Captain Monica Vargas, a pilot who continues to shatter gender barriers worldwide. Back home in the U.S., there’sanother female pilot who’s shattering more barriers than just gender: Jessica Cox.

Ever since birth, by sheer determination, she hasovercome overwhelming odds. She has not only excelledin her own life, but her storyhas touched thousandsworldwide. And n...

Women in Aviation: Monica of Arabia—the 777 Captain!

NOTICES TO AIRMEN!

FIRST DRINK’S ON ME— ARE YOU GAME??? I’ve met so many of you around the world, online or in passing. . . IT’S TIME TO SPEND SOME REAL TIME TOGETHER! JOIN ME for a week of Fun, Sun, and TOTAL AVIATION EPICNESS aboard the The2016 AIRWAYSCRUISE TO MAHO BEACH!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/560135380792512/ Best part: I get to spend gobs of time hanging out with YOU!

I’llbe a guest speaker

on board, along with other aviation personalities, and Bunny and I already boughtou...

Women in Aviation: Tales From the Terminal!

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard our FIRST in a series of guest posts by women of, in, or just “plane” crazy about, aviation!

Kicking off our seriesis Jennifer S., an accountant fora largeU.S. airport in the Midwest. Unlike most of her bored (and boring?) coworkers, she is absolutely gaga about aviation. She has recently started her own blog about her experiences there, called Tales From the Terminal, and let me tell ya, it’s a hoot!

Jen possessesa zany, whimsical style reminiscent of...

WotR #Video: Happy National Aviation Day!

NOTICES TO AIRMEN!

To celebrate Orville Wright’s birthday,TODAY, August 19, was declared in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to be . . . NATIONAL AVIATION DAY
LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!

Here’s links to some cool, Aviation-y things you can do:

NAD Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aviation_Day NASA: 10 Ways to Celebrate!http://spacecoastdaily.com/2015/08/nasa-10-favorite-ways-to-celebrate-national-aviation-day/...

THANK YOU, Thank you Vur-ry Much!

Folks, ever since Oshkosh, my heart has been filled with gratitude.

Gratitude for the beautiful blessing of aviation in our lives, in whatever form, and the fact that its magic has brought us together, not only in Oshkosh itself, but from around the world to this blog.

Destiny delivers her goodies to the Flight Deck!

One special Thank YouI’d like to start with is to a lovely little 8-year-old passengernamed Destiny, who recently rode with her mom on our flight.

Yippee! Treats!!

During boa...

“Word on the Ramp” Video Special Edition: Pure Osh-Someness!

Folks from the flight blog, it’s time for another edition of . . .

Word on the Ramp!

Our periodic roundup of all cool things aviation. Submitted by and featuring YOU!

Special, extended Oshkosh edition!

But first, some EAA AirVenture Oshkosh stats for you, straight from EAA HQ: For the week of EAA’s AirVenture, KOSH becomes the world’s busiest Control Tower.On Thursday alone, there were more than 3,100 aircraft movements (takeoffs...

Black Swan Event—Part 3

His name is Captain Richard De Crespigny.

He flies the world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380, for Qantas Airlines.And on November 4, 2010,he and his crew suffered what is called a “Black Swan event”—an event so rare that it can’t be prepared for, with major consequences. That event: the explosion of his Number 2 engine, damaging all but one onboard system.

WHAT’S EVEN MORE AMAZING IS THAT

In the end, all passengers and crew walked away safely, with not a single injury. And now . . .

PAR...