Suck. Squeeze. Bang. Blow.
However the title may sound, it’s not X-rated. Not even R-rated. The last blog I wrote, I got tired of hearing myself ramble sometimes. Feelings are all well and good, and I had a lot to work through,...
View ArticleIce, ice, baby
I was talking to a person on a bus while I was in Washington DC recently. He was from Florida, and he was talking about the storms they’ve been having this winter. He said he completely understood why...
View ArticleCircuit breakers
One of the scariest things I’ve done while flying was take off with my flaps fully down. It wasn’t on purpose, and it could have caused a crash. I learned to fly partly in a Cessna 172 that was about...
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Flying – defining terms
Today I’m going to define some very basic terms for flying. As I work through the Private Pilot test preparation, I’ll be using the terms at times, and if you understand what I’m talking about it will...
View ArticleHow do airplanes fly?
I have a fun one today, which includes an experiment so you can understand a little better. Take a smallish piece of normal copy paper, not much bigger than 3″x5″. Hold the short end under your lower...
View ArticleFour forces and control surfaces
There are four forces that act on an airplane in flight: life, thrust, drag, and weight/gravity. I’ve gone over lift, so today I’ll run through the other three and then talk about control surfaces....
View ArticleMETARs
KRNO 241155Z 30003KT 10SM SCT200 04/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 Pilots just beginning to learn to fly get to see that for a weather report. I responded with “…what?” and my instructor laughed at me. This is a...
View ArticleSpirit
The Indie Ink challenge has gotten more interesting. Now we’re getting other people involved, and I got a challenge I wouldn’t have picked for myself this week. It’s a stretch. Supermaren came up with...
View ArticleNo plans
I like planning things. I’m reasonably good at it. I stay on top of what needs to be done, make lists to make sure I don’t miss anything, keep from leaving loose ends, and try to cover all the bases....
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