I am what you would call a seat of the pants pilot. What does that mean? It means that you feel, more than you see what the aircraft is doing. This phenomenon can translate to any type of vehicle, such…
Seat of Your Pants
Big Ass Elk
In the post, 50 Feet, 90 Knots, I suggest that my relationship with my instructor was a good one. We spoke the same language, both smoked, and he appreciated my flying skills along with my deep respect for safety. He…
Hovering II
In a couple of other stories about flight school, I brag about how I could hover a TH-55 so well, that you would think it was sitting on a pedestal. I loved hovering, and took great pride in keeping the…
Fifty Feet, 90 Knots!
One of the best parts of flying an Army helicopter was that almost all flying was done fifty feet above the highest obstacle. For the vast majority of my flying in Ft. Rucker, Alabama, I was cruising at 90 knots,…
For a Nickel I will
Here is the scenario. You are a kid, about eleven years old. It’s summertime, and from the time your mother leaves for work at 7:30 in the morning, until she returns at 5:00 PM, you are unsupervised. The time period…
Life After Death?
Why do we revere the dead? I have a theory. I think it is all rooted in superstition. We are terrified that our now dead relatives will come back and haunt us if we don’t give them a “proper burial”.…