During the oral portion of the flight reviews I asked how they gathered weather information prior to taking flight. Some […]
Author: Jamie Beckett
None for me, thanks
Take precautions when faced with risk. Remember that. It’s going to be central to this story. Source: general aviationNone for […]
Power to the people
Electric airplanes are here and while naysayers say they aren’t practical, batteries are too heavy and range is too limited, […]
Long, winding, and unavoidable
So few have walked that short distance across the ramp, climbed into an aircraft, and flown away under their own […]
Misconceptions and outright lies we tell ourselves
We all have misconceptions in life. And some of us lie to ourselves rather than accept the truth for what […]
In consideration of right seaters
There is nothing natural about piloting an aircraft. In fact, our belief that the act of flying is normal and […]
The art of negotiation
The act of negotiating is good. Yet, few of us will engage in an obvious negotiation for fear that we […]
Participation prizes of a different kind
Virtually all of us will want something from the government at some point in our lives. A building variance, a […]
The woodpecker, the cat, and the rest of us
At some point in our lives, most of us probably have the chance to do something remarkable. Of course, decisions […]
Great vistas of green
There is an almost universally accepted belief that our world is over-developed. It’s excessively crowded. Steel and glass and concrete […]