I flew AFTER they shut down the airspace. We were a C-5 crew slated to fly to Japan from Travis AFB, CA, that morning, but that quickly changed. We had already started briefing when the first tower was hit, and then the second happened. We watched the towers crumble on TV and, since we were ready, we volunteered to fly wherever, whenever. We were tasked to fly down to Davis-Monthan AFB to pick up customs and border patrol agents and 2 Blackhawk helos and fly them out to the east coast. Flying was eerie. Very quiet on the radio. The controller cleared us direct from AZ to Dover, DE, saying “You’re pretty much the only ones up there.” We we’re glad to serve and have a good story to tell, but it’s a somber reminder of the horrors of that day.

(Written on 2019/09/13)(Permalink)

Maybe the bird misheard that they needed to look at the engine “owl” instead of “cowl.”

(Written on 2019/02/08)(Permalink)

From the looks of that engine and all the people standing around it in the second pic, that triple’s not going anywhere soon.

(Written on 2019/02/08)(Permalink)

SkyWest has zero of these 190 versions of the jet, and all of their aircraft have no middle seats. Reading this article makes everyone less intelligent.

(Written on 2018/11/30)(Permalink)

A quick way to make ground elk.

(Written on 2018/02/16)(Permalink)