Air-Minded: First Blooding
“Captain Woodford, please pick up a white courtesy phone.” Well, that couldn’t be good, could it?
Ribbons & Bows
Starting to look like 2023 is the Year of Taking Inventory around here. I’m not going to read too much into that thought.
Round Dials
In my day, aircraft instrument panels came with round dials, and lots of ’em.
Did You Check the NOTAMs?
Reading news of the FAA’s ground stoppage of flights this morning, I see that NOTAMs — notices to airmen in my day — are now notices to air missions. Score one for gender neutrality. Let it be noted, though, that the FAA (and the CAA before it) uses the term airman for pilots and other […]
Grab Your Ankles, It’s the Monday Update!
“Ankles are deceptively large. Even the pretty delicate-looking ones.”
Ignorance Is Bliss
Google News has a “fact check” section, a Snopes-like feature aimed at debunking disinformation circulating in less-reputable segments of American media (cough Fox News cough).
The Hump
The holiday hump is here … and it’s not the only one.
Air-Minded: A Matter of Some Gravity
Here’s a way to think about pulling Gs and why it hurts: if you weigh 200 pounds, at 9 Gs you’ll weigh 1,800. Consider that for a moment. Ready for your centrifuge ride?