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Today I was sitting in the Rochester, NY airport waiting for my flight when a young man came up to me and, seeing my Vietnam Veteran...

Yeah on a technical level, that's what typically is done for routing on these. This particular route, especially the segments north of...

Two aviators and persons that made a difference. My condolences to their families, friends, and squadron mates. Thank you for posting this.

Problem is the terrain. Odds are they aren’t going to be in comms / radar for ATC. Just gotta point the nose skyward and execute IIMC...

Remembering Two Trailblazing Aviators: Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans and Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman On behalf of all of Team Whidbey...

Aviation Safety Action Program

Yep. Should’ve never approved that unrestricted altitude nonsense with EJA right in front of him. Maybe it’s buried in comms but I never...

Sounds like a normal day at work for me. The difference between Navy/Marine and Air Force pilots is notable. The controller should have...

The overhead can be a wonderful tool to get traffic into the pattern. But, if ATC doesn’t understand the request, it can be a safety hazard.

Well I’d file an ASRS but I seriously doubt you’ll hear about it. MSAW alerts go off all the time. Unless you loss sep with another...

They can come f*king talk to me if they have questions, in person. I'll tell them where they can go f*** off to. Fortunately I don't...

Well It goes back controllers wanting VFRs up their freq for FF. They want that because they because they want to restrict what the VFR...

Correct, but if he would’ve kept him at 2,500 and extended him slightly, would’ve been no factor. He was basically playing chicken with...

Well, I was hoping for an ejection but knew the odds were slim. Nickel on the Grass...

There's two things you need to learn. The first is the classic "partial panel" where the turn indicator is the only gyro instrument...