Flight; Part 4, The Taylorcraft
Pictured above: A 1946 Taylorcraft similar to Litster's, with fewer blemishes. After I tired of brandishing my Private Pilot’s license to...
Flight; Part 3, The License
It seemed I was always tense when piloting an aircraft. Never did I get entirely comfortable with it, which appears to be the difference...
Flight; Part 2, The Solo
Antioch airport didn’t have the most desirable layout for seasoned pilots, let alone student pilots hoping to survive their first solo,...
Flight; Part 1, The Airport
Antioch, California, sprawls along the banks of the San Joaquin River some 20 miles before it drains into San Francisco Bay, and the...
Relative Safety
Funny, the way things can happen. Take shooting yourself in the foot for instance; that oft-quoted analogy actually does occur, even to a...
2021: The Silver Lining
Global warming apparently comes under the umbrella of 'settled science' these days, much like evolution and the millions of years it took...
Of Education
It's been somewhere in the neighborhood of two years since I've written anything on this site, but I do have an excuse; the dog ate my...
Sometimes a Great Notion...
…Isn’t, so much. As hard as it is for me to believe, my daughter will be 30 years old next year. Apparently that particular age brings...
Higher Education
I clearly remember the time, long ago, when I knew so much about so many things that I could barely contain myself. We’re talking...
Pets
For the school year of 2003 my wife, Val, commuted from Austin to Battle Mountain. It was 92 miles one way, so when big winter storms...