Alan, keep swallowing.....it'll all come back up one day.

(Written on 2020/11/16)(Permalink)

Just like a DC3 (wheels protrude gear retracted, on purpose)

(Written on 2020/11/16)(Permalink)

I missed by a day seeing this bird land from ferry flight to WP, in spring 1970. The buzz that summer was it would fly once more, during the air show (where I got to see Harold Krier for the first and last time). But during the show, no SR71 appeared. The 'freindlies' wouldn't let it fly. And yes, today its in pretty 'un-airworthly' condition. North American engineers led by Kelly Johnson had their last hurrah with this bird.

(Written on 2020/11/07)(Permalink)

And....Obviously, when you only have 3,000 feet of playbox, this roller coaster thing is a fantasy.

(Written on 2019/05/19)(Permalink)

Accroding to another recent article... if the ship is nose down and fast, you can't move the trim wheel manually; you have to do a 'roller coaster' maneuver, and roll the wheel in increments after the horizontal is 'unloaded'.

(Written on 2019/05/18)(Permalink)

Not saying its right, but in China, these Boeing execs would be facing a firing squad - literally.

(Written on 2019/05/18)(Permalink)

Songbird of Hanoi Hilton? Get our facts straight? Sure let's do that!! If you really are interested in 'the facts', read this: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-sen-john-mccain-a-hanoi-hilton-songbird/

(Written on 2018/08/31)(Permalink)

Songbird of Hanoi Hilton? Get our facts straight? Sure let's do that!! If you really are interested in 'the facts', read this: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-sen-john-mccain-a-hanoi-hilton-songbird/

(Written on 2018/08/31)(Permalink)

Just like all good ideas that haven't been thought thru: who's going to pay for all that adminstrative affort?

(Written on 2018/04/01)(Permalink)

Amen. How about toking responsibly, isn't that the same as drinking responsibly. I'd rather no one do either on my airplane, thank you very much. further, one person's idea of "responsibly" can be worlds apart from the next persons!

(Written on 2018/04/01)(Permalink)