Recent content by jbkieser

My experience is with R-2305 which may or may not be relevant to R-2301 E/W. In my case prior to the day of flight I called Range Operations (Snake Eye) at 623-856-8818 / 8819 and inquired about the anticipated status of the restricted area in the upcoming days. The in air frequency for Snake...

A few years ago I was in the pattern at KDVT. As is typical for that airport there was a lot of student activity that day and the tower controllers were very busy. Usually the tower is composed of both male and female crew members. But on this particular day it was a female only crew and...

So sorry for the OP's first hand experience. What a tragedy. I knew and worked with Russ and Carol Kamtz in Loveland, CO back in the late 1980's. That was before Russ got into flying. They are a very kind, thoughtful and generous couple. Russ was a highly skilled and creative craftsman and...