Last weekend, I had a cross-country flight planned — a flight of about 65 nautical miles straight line distance. This would be the first time I would make a solo flight away from the traffic pattern or the practice area. Navigate there, land, and turn around and come home. I had done some planning to […]
Orion and Progress
A few things caught my eye in the last few days. First, this article from The Space Buff points out the unveiling of the new Orion spacecraft — without any actual missing to fill or a booster to lift it into space: Then, the Constellation project—of which Orion was a part—was cancelled. Orion’s mission was […]
A Little Help From My Things
Two applications have really helped me deal with managing my time and the information I need to process everyday. Instapaper and Things: Instapaper is a simple site that allows you to mark sites to real later. That’s it. It’s a true member of the “one thing well” family of sites. I can mark things to read […]
The Internet Has Failed
Have you ever seen a garage door with a black silhouette of an ox and a covered wagon? I have. Those used to be on every street in my neighborhood growing up. Well, apparently no pictures of this exist on the internet. Not one. The people I work with are fairly internet savvy. Perhaps more […]