Recent content by CrashAxe

I had an engine failure causing electric failure in a rural area in 3 degree weather. I picked the best field I could find that was closest to a farmhouse, circled to lose altitude, cleared the trees on the approach end of the field, slipped hard to dump altitude, and landed successfully...

SOLD.

SOLD.

Years ago, I was told by one of the pilots of the Fuji Blimp that the maintenance crews had to repair bullet holes on a semi-regular basis.

Thanks for the info, Dr. Bruce. The bid went a lot higher than the book value, so it is a moot point now. Frank, you cured me of my rental fever. Thank you for the lowdown.

Does anyone have any experience with renting a trailer for OSH? I am bidding on a travel trailer on eBay right now. It occurred to me last night that if I win the auction, I would literally be driving the trailer home right past Camp Scholler. I could drop the trailer off at OSH and either rent...

I recently spent an hour with an Intensivist and Sleep Specialist acquaintance talking about circadian disorders. According to her, the current thinking is: Darkness is your friend for sleep. If you have a scheduled bedtime of 10:00 pm and are having problems, you should consider: Pulling the...

I have studied WWII and aviation history, and had never seen pictures of those before, nor ever read about them. Thank you for sharing those pictures!

Re: Feds detain "no fly" Nigerian from PRIVATE JET for 4 hours! Sorry, Mr. Billionair The four hour detainment because he was placed on a secret list is bad enough. The expensive four MONTH fight he had to get off that list is truly unbelievable. If it takes a politically-connected...

The Spruce Goose sat disassembled for a number of years during one of the periodic lean times for Evergreen, after they had acquired the Spruce Goose but before they had funding for the museum. The protective plastic film covering on the greenhouse type structures over the airplane parts...

I worked for Evergreen briefly during my freshman year of college. I knew the sons of the owner, Del Smith, having gone to high school with them. I did a number of odd jobs in the short time I was there, but one of the most educational for me, as an 18 year old planning on a business...

Daft Draft

I wonder how he finally got caught... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100304/od_nm/us_pilot_arrest Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport Thu Mar 4, 10:53 am...

We made the mistake of replacing our functional dishwasher two years ago because it looked worn and dated. We replaced it with a nice, shiny, fancy Maytag with an electronic display and buttons. We are now on our fourth circuit board. The circuit board costs almost as much as the whole...

Having known a couple of people who are and were in some of the more demanding military and government units, I would say that making a threat determination by outward appearances is a mistake.