Thursday, May 14, 2009

Wow! What a video!!!!!

Bruno does it again. Check out http://phoebus.vassel.com/ and click on the video "Ridge Run North of Logan, Utah". Stunning!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

"G" does not stand for glider...



This is a replica of the wings worn by glider pilots of World War II. One pilot of that era remarked, "The G doesn't stand for glider, it stands for guts." Considering the plywood contraptions they flew, and the conditions which they flew in, I would say that he is most certainly correct!

People say the darndest things:

I have been asked many times by the curious and unknowing, "How can you land a plane without an engine?" For the life of me, I can't understand how to land a plane with one.

I have also been asked "Why don't you wear a parachute?" It's not required I replied. But what if you crash? Then I guess I don't need it, do I?

One day I hope to fly powered planes. During my training it would be my supreme joy to cut short my pattern, kill the engine, and perform an unpowered slip to landing, all just to see if my instructor raises an eyebrow.