Recent content by Kent Wien

“Who’s the U-Boat commander?”

I think it was below 140 and you don’t have to talk to anyone. But that was so long ago. Don’t take my word for it.

I THINK the speed was below 140 knots. We crossed the ADIZ many times to land on the ice 200 NM north of Barrow in the Twin Otter. But that was 1991. If I were doing that today, I’d call Bering Air for fuel and advice out of Nome.

One reason you might prefer the CO monitor on the DeltaZulu over a panel mount is the recording function that automatically happens. You don’t even have to set it up. If the app was opened even two weeks ago, it will record the levels. Nice to see the chart.

Absolutely!

Hertz will guarantee a vehicle type and then when you arrive tell you they don’t actually have that type. That drives me nuts. I’m considering Touro now.

Gear doors were open. Center system Hydraulic issue?

I had to seek a doctor’s note for an interview that said my total cholesterol was fine as the ratio of LDL/HDL was good. At my interview physical (which they no longer do) my total cholesterol was 115. It’s been low ever since.

Anecdotal here, but I haven’t flown with a better bunch of new first officers than I have in the past few years. Someone is doing something right in the hiring and training departments at my employer.

It turns out the rules were pulled from their site.

If we could just get some good investigative reporting from, say, Aviation Consumer on this. Oh wait, they’re owned by Flying.

Something is really odd. They aren’t responding to any questions of “who won” on their Facebook page promoting the raffle and the original website was taken down. Anyone at Sun N Fun witness the giveaway?

I’m a headset junkie. I think I’ve tried nearly all of them, including clarity aloft and faro as well as the Bose A20. The Delta Zulu’s CO monitor can save your life. No other headset can make that claim. I used to fly with a CO monitor when I didn’t forget to bring it, or forget to turn it on...

That’s it, I’m moving back to Washington, where my dad used to have a Stearman. Where was this plate then?

Great Barrington trains in a J-3. Not sure if it’s flying currently.