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There is a three part investigative report in the Miami Herald starting today on the safety of the U.S. air cargo industry. Link: http://www.miami.com/multimedia/miami/news/archive/deadlyexpress/index.html

Guest editorial in my hometown's Sunday paper. At least some people continue to question. It doesn't take billions to keep airports safe By FRED ABRAHAM We need to get smarter about airport security. This year, the Transportation Security Administration will spend about $5...

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Just finished Bax's last column in the latest issue of Flying. Well worth the price of the issue. But it got me thinking. Many of his columns were simply about the joy of flying and this one certainly is. Not about travel or productivity or efficiency. The joy of pure flying. So, as we always...

CNN report of Greek 737 crash: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/14/greece.crash/index.html Apparently something malfunctioned in the pressurization/oxygenation system. Question: Do most airlines have a SOP for an emergency descent immediately upon such a malfunction?

Went in to have my 3rd Class medical today. Sat down with the form and started filling in the blanks, name, address, recent flight history, etc. Got to "Date of last flight physical". Filled in 07-07-04. Then it dawned on me. Ooops. Had to go up to the counter and tell the...

Anyone who ever watched American Band Stand knows immediately what I'm referring to. No matter what the song, invariably that was the comment given by the couples who were rating the new release. I get the same impression when reading the following comments about aircraft. "It is really...

A couple of questions. Just being inquisitive. #1. Frequently people refer to the C-182 as one of the best all around personal planes. Words like stable, great instrument platform, comfortable, solid, etc. are frequently used to describe it. Since all of my time has been in Cherokee...

The planets and stars aligned. The weather was actually nice. I had a vacation day and several free hours in between meetings. The annual was completed. I could go flying! Got out my stuff and checked my logbook. Last flight was 11/15/04. Medical was current. Headed out to the airport and...