The Rapp family recently got a little bigger! A few thoughts about daddy’s little copilot and how he’s charting a new flight plan for our lives… Read more →
Tag: Family
A Week in St. Thomas
St. Maarten was so much fun that after returning to Los Angeles, I flew right back to the Caribbean for a week’s vacation on the island of St. Thomas. Read more →
The Year in Review
A look back at the the big events that took place for me in aviation during 2011, along with a few photos. Read more →
Independence Day from the Air
As with many things, the view is better from an airplane on the 4th of July. Kristi and I were out of town, but a friend provided an aerial view of a southern California fireworks show. Read more →
Married!
I explain the lack of updates on the site, along with current news from the aviation sector and my personal life. Read more →
Mazel Tov
There’s a rueful old saying which reminds us that while you can pick your friends, you can’t pick your family. Although that’s generally true, a wedding tends to puts the kibosh on that logic. In modern society, at least, you certainly can pick your spouse. And that’s exactly what my nephew Mike did yesterday. I’ve been to many Jewish weddings,… Read more →
Michael Rapp, Man of the Year
Time Magazine has chosen the American soldier as the 2003 Person of the Year. I’ll give that the House of Rapp seal of approval. I hope they print extra copies of the issue and send ’em to the boys in Iraq. Sometimes I wonder if those who are deployed know how much support they have from everyone back home. Between… Read more →
Itty-Bit
Reminiscing about my favorite dog, a pet whom I lost today after nearly 13 years. Read more →
Old Times, Take Two
A few classic photos from the “good old days” of my childhood. Read more →