In case you noticed the American Airlines 767 in the bottom right-hand corner of the banner picture, this photograph was taken at 9,500 feet while I was flying over the Miami Class Bravo airspace. The AA flight was probably a good two-thousand feet below me, on its way to land at MIA. We were both talking with ATC, but on separate frequencies, so I didn’t hear ATC tell AA to watch for the tiny plane at his 10 o’clock.
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Videos
- Flying around Southern Germany [YouTube 10 min.]
- Flying at Jesenwang (in Germany) [YouTube 4 min.]
- Departing Caldwell Airport (in New Jersey) [YouTube 2 min.]
- Navigating the DC ADIZ ( part 1 | part 2 ) [YouTube 16 min.]
Flying with Hans
- Flying in and out of the DC ADIZ (what to expect)
- Flights with Rebecca and Bryan (Oct. ‘06 - Mar. ‘07)
- Flight with Justin (Mar. ‘07)
- Flight with Frank to Lake Placid (May ‘07)
- Flight with Amy to Kitty Hawk (July ‘07)
- I don’t fly like this (youtube)
Logbook (Excel) - 276 hrs - last recorded flight 4/27/08. (terribly out of date, I’m nearing 400 hrs now)
I’m planning of transferring my log-book to this very cool web site flightLogg.in
If I’m not flying myself, I’m probably sitting at Gravelly Point hoping the winds will favor landings on RWY 19.
Documents:
Aviation Training Links:
- The Pilot Code
- FAA Practice Tests at Exams4Pilots.org
Aviation Links:
- SkyVector - Online Aviation Maps
- FL95.de - German Flight Planner
- DA42 Flight around the world to raise awareness for hearing impairments
- One Six Right - Wonderful HD movie about Van Nuys Airport
- Stunning aerial photography on display at the Potomac TRACON
- FAA Mountain Flying video
- Shaun Lunt’s Blog and stunning Alaska photos
- Deer strike at Leesburg
- Bugatti Veyron vs Plane on Top Gear (Part 1 of 5)
- Bugatti Veyron vs. Eurofighter Typhoon on Top Gear
- Planes getting lost at JFK and the Ground Controller nearly losing it
- Track planes with Google Earth
- What not to do with your cat
- FAA Practice Tests
- ChickenWings Comic
- Building the Diamond Star YouTube video from Discovery
- Inner Art of Airmanship by Dave English
- Global Airline traffic over 24 hrs (YouTube)
- My next automobile the ParaJet
- Philip Greenspun’s Trip to Alaska and Mexico
- Paul Bowen’s Aerial Photography site (simply stunning) and article from Flying
- Building a 737 in 3 minutes (YouTube HD)
- James May flies the U2 (YouTube) (Break)
- PilotFriend.com web site with good Aviation information, including how engines work
- Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning
- Airbus A380 contrail from the cockpit of a Boeing 747
- The FlyNano skyski
Flight Sim Links:
Sectional Maps with Google Earth
Map of the DC Metro and all the popular General Aviation Airports in the DC area.
Flying through Clouds (simulation - Shockwave)
Airports
- Leesburg
- Manassas
- Palo Alto
- Essen-Muelheim
Aircraft I’ve piloted
- Diamond Katana DA20
- Diamond Star DA40 - G1000 and conventional
- Diamond TwinStar DA42 - G1000 Multi-engine Complex High-performance
- Cessna 152
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk - G1000 and conventional
- Cessna 182 Skylane - G1000 and conventional
- Piper Archer PA-28
- Piper Arrow PA-28R - Complex
- American Champion Citabria
- American Champion Super Decathlon - Fully Aerobatic
- Extra 200 - Fully Aerobatic
- Beechcraft Bonanza BE36 - Complex High-performance
Aircraft I’ve flown in
- Boeing Stearman, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
- Airbus A319, A320, A321, A330
- Douglas DC-9, DC-10
- McDonnall Douglas MD-80, MD-11
- Canadair Regional Jet (not sure of the models)
- Embraer (not sure of the models)
- Saab 340
- Avro 145-RJ
Aviation Humor
Aviation Games
- Airport Tower Game
- Airport Tower Game v.2
- ATC SIM - Very addictive