I’m off to Mexico with the Club Zeta crew for a much needed vacation. But I will leave you with this not-safe-for-work video clip. Let it never be said that Pitts pilots aren’t proud of their equipment. “Nice helmet”. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Read more →
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AdSense
From one house to another… a quick shout-out to my college roommate, Rich, on the relaunch of his sports commentary site, House of Sports Blab. I don’t know about the name, but the content is first rate. We spent the afternoon putting some fine touches on the WordPress template design, tweaking the style sheet, and so on. The main thing… Read more →
Just Drop Off the Key, Lee
It seems that Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca thinks he’s above the law. Normally he’d be right. But Baca’s department demonstrated a custom designed unmanned surveillance drone to the media last week. The problem? They ignored written counsel from the Federal Aviation Administration, which had told the Sheriff’s Department that flying the drone would require certification from the Feds… Read more →
Monterey
Lesley and I just got back from a great trip to the central California coast. It wasn’t a flying trip — I did a Norcal trip via plane the week before last. But more on that later. Those of you who know me know I don’t like driving long distances in cars. I mean, isn’t that why God created the… Read more →
Jet Powered Volkswagon
Forget that sport pilot stuff. If I ever lose my medical, I’m building one of these: Even Bubb Rubb wouldn’t be able to handle this thing. According to the builder: This is a street-legal jet car. The car has two engines: the production gasoline engine in the front driving the front wheels and the jet engine in the back. The idea is that… Read more →
Avgas Prices
Think it’s expensive to fill up your car? According to AirNav, aviation fuel is now running as high as $6.79 a gallon. Yes, you read that right. We’re pushing seven dollars per gallon. Anyone want to take a guess about how high it will go? Eight dollars? Ten? Assuming a fuel flow of 30 gallons per hour on takeoff, an SR22 would… Read more →
Immigration Reform
Damn Foreigner is back, and it’s good to see him among the living (posting?). His most recent entry was on a topic that is near and dear to his heart: immigration. He’s a smart guy and makes some salient points. However, I was left wondering what solution he might offer to fix this thorny problem. Should we allow anyone into the U.S. without any regard… Read more →
Making Money the Old Fashioned Way
I keep a stack of quarters in a small tray built into the center console of my car. I’ve been doing this for years. After all, you never know when you’ll have to fork out some change at a parking meter. I always keep the tray full, because if you let any gaps develop in the tray, the remaining quarters… Read more →
Like The Man Said…
Perhaps whoever designed this sign lost sight of the, uh, “larger picture” — if you catch my meaning. It doesn’t help that the pilot is sporting what appears to be a bicentennial porno mustache, circa 1976. I’ve been trying to think of a good caption for this photo. Suggestions? Read more →
Shorten This, Pal
Grrrrrr. I really hate spammers. It’s not bad enough that they send me about 2,000 pieces of junk mail each and every day. No, they have to usurp my own web site for their nefarious purposes, too. From my ISP: We have received a rather large number of complaints of spam being sent in promotion of a URL under your account. Upon… Read more →