Next-level Your Radio Work with ATC

Tips from a former broadcaster to take your radio work with ATC next-level.

Spin Endorsement, T-34 Mentor & CFI Update

I didn’t know they had a T-34, I thought. This looks like just the right thing for my spin endorsement. After all, it’s aerobatic, it’s got warbird flavor — the works.

Checklists & Pre-takeoff Mnemonics

Some years back. . .after I had been flying for a while, I became increasingly frustrated with the stodgy way in which I oriented to the checklist. I was committed to using it, but I felt like something was missing.

Podcast: Air Sickness, the TEMCO T-35 Buckaroo, and Punctual Tomfoolery

Don talks with his friend Kenny Smith about airsickness the TEMCO T-35 Buckaroo and more.

Joining a Flying Club

Want to fly affordably? Join a flying club. Things to consider when joining a flying club.

a COVID-free Flight

a social distancing, COVID-free Flight, Billie Holiday, Coronavirus, and German Polka…reflec

How Big is the Sky? (Birdstrike)

The undeniable breath of reality rushes in and demands to be breathed. The universe seems to demand an explanation of why you’re up from your perch.

New Experiences in the Air

For just a moment, at 1500 feet and beyond any evidence of modernity, imagination easily transported me to a time when these planes were the modern airships.

Around the World In Seven Years

Thanks Facebook, now I know it’s been a decade rather than four or five years since I was in that bar with that coworker. And why did I think that hair look was a good idea? Nice.

Altered Approach

Oh, and share that with your safety pilot so he’s not silently screaming in terror from the right seat.

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