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Digital Simulation Services Australia launches simulator shells, written 3 hours ago, Due to increasing demand from the home enthusiast sector for flight simulation, DSSA in association with FlightSim Store are proud to present the first in a range of products for the home builder. DSSA & Flight...

A brief scare, written 12 hours ago, One thing I forgot to mention in my last post about my most recent flight...  I had a very brief, but good, scare while flying that day. I was flying N612CB, "Charlie Bravo", which is an older C-172R.  I had arrived at the airport a bit early ...

A Day of Fly Fishing, written 12 hours ago, I haven't been fly fishing in... well... since forever! I tried a few years ago with my buddy Tim trying to teach a racquetball wristed fisherman how not to accelerate my fly to supersonic speeds! That adventure didn't go well......

GCFEZ Sportcruiser], written 5 days ago, awaiting assembly at Stapleford 01Sep08.BRgds, Andy Mac

Exciting times in Indianapolis!, written 1 week ago, 
 
 
 
 Yeah, this is how I've spent the last few hours at Indianapolis Metro. (That's a great reenactment, isn't it?)
 
 Got two more hops today. From here, we head to Evansville, Indiana, then up t...

My kitchen, California State fire laws, and why Joss Whedon is the best thing to happen to the internet since sliced bread. Wait, what?, written 4 weeks ago, What it actually said:Dear resident,This notice is meant to inform you of a law that is now being enforced by the local fire department. The l...

Flying to Put-In-Bay (3W2) for Labor Day, written 5 days ago, Thanks to a persistent (and most welcome) area of high pressure, my wife and I were able to fly to a family reunion on South Bass Island in the western end of Lake Erie. Initially, the weather on Friday was looking crappy, and I wasn't ve...

It's Finally Over, written 1 week ago, After a wait of nearly two weeks I would finally be finishing up with my international line checkout.The plan was for me to deadhead to Miami and then work a revenue trip over to Madrid.I had been to Madrid many times as a First Officer and I was looking forwar...

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Chrome Plated, written 1 day ago, The fine folks at google-who are also the people who provide blogger to lumpen proles like me-have recently released a beta version of Chrome, their entry into the internet browser field.I've had it on this box for two days now, and for the most part you could stick...

Detailed photos of the bubble door fit problems I am..., written 1 week ago, Detailed photos of the bubble door fit problems I am having.

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World Famous Fruit Cakes, written 11 hours ago, We continue north up the coast to Brunswick, then continue north while the coastline turns east. This allows us to cut the corner of the Carolinas, get out of Hanna's sights, and avoid the whole DC/NYC/Boston ordeal. Even if I didn't just want to stay ...

White Trash and the TRO: UPDATE, written 2 days ago, So I got my TRO, which is complete crap, I mean, they are just literally making shit up. The best bit is that they actually have a statement in there that because they are Section 8 renters, they are entitled to make noise and be rude and we are n...

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British Airways cops a bagging in confidential survey, written 1 month ago, BRITISH Airways loses more bags and delays more planes than any other big airline in Europe, a confidential report seen by The Times has found. On the day that BA launched its first advertising campaign to rescue the reputat...

Thursday 04 September 2008, written 3 days ago, Vincent Aviation's Beech 1900C ZK-VAE, which had arrived into Auckland from Wellington and Wanganui as "Vincent 310" 03Sep, flew to Hamilton, back to Auckland, then to Norfolk Island and Brisbane today on its way to Myanmar for a 6 month cont...

Cessna 182 Annual Inspection, written 10 hours ago, Well, I just got through another annual on my plane. This is one of the big yearly items that ends up with unplanned costs. Once again, it cost more than I planned and around $3800, and I did some things to reduce cost. I am starting to think that ...

Real Men...The Series?, written 1 week ago, For some reason lately, anything written about gender roles has caught my attention.Ever since I blasted through Wild at Heart, I have been pondering what it means to be a "Man of God".A recent article in USA Today, for me at least, confirms what...