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Aviation Blog

Alan Malone

About Our Blog

This blog is written by retired Designated Pilot Examiner and long time CFI Alan Malone.  Alan has written over 350 essays and many are available on LaAviator.com.  If you haven't read them all, this would be a good time to go to the archives, pick some titles that look interesting to you and read them.  Our old website had access to all of them but when I had to build a new site I only listed links to those published back through 2017. The rest will be coming and are still out there in cyberland.  If there is one that isn’t there yet that you want to read, just shoot me an email and I will send you the link to read it.

If you would like to contact Alan Malone to thank him and comment on his essays he can be reached at alanm1@cox.net.them and will learn something beneficial as well.  


Alan's Novel

Alan has also graciously agreed to share his novel… The Quotidian Time Traveler….. with us.  Here are the links to all of the chapters:

To read Chapter 1 just click HERE.  

To read Chapter 2 just click HERE

To read Chapter 3 just click HERE

To read Chapter 4 just click HERE

To read Chapter 5 just click HERE

To read Chapter 6 just click HERE

To read Chapter 7 just click HERE

To read Chapter 8, Part 1 click HERE

To read Chapter 8, Part 2 click HERE

To read Chapter 8, Part 3 click HERE

To read Chapter 9 click HERE

To read Chapter 10 click HERE

To read Chapter 11 click HERE

To read Chapter 12 click HERE

To read Chapter 13 click HERE

To read Chapter 14 click  HERE

To read Chapter 15 click HERE

To read Chapter 16 click HERE

To read Chapter 17 click HERE

To read Chapters 18 & 19 click HERE

To read Chapters 20 & 21 click HERE

To read Chapter 22 click HERE

To read Chapter 23 click HERE

To read Chapters 24, 25 & 26 click HERE

To read Chapter 27 click HERE

To read Chapters 28 & 29 click HERE

To read Chapters 30 & 31 click HERE

To read Chapter 32 click HERE

To read Chapter 33 click HERE

To read Chapters 34 & 35 click HERE

To read Chapter 36 click HERE

To read Chapter 37 click HERE

To read Chapter 38 & 39 click HERE

To read Chapter 40 & 41 click HERE

To read Chapter 42 click HERE

To read Chapter 43 & 44 click HERE

To read Chapter 45 & 46 click HERE

To read Chapter 47 click HERE

To read Chapter 48 click HERE

To read Chapter 49 & 50 click HERE

To read Chapter 51 & 52 click HERE

To read Chapter 53 & 54 click HERE

To read Chapter 55 & 56 click HERE

To read Chapter 57 click HERE

To read Chapter 58 & 59 click HERE

To read Chapter 60 & 61 click HERE

To read Chapter 62 click HERE

To read Chapter 63 click HERE

To read Chapter 64, 65 & 66 click HERE

To read Chapter 67 & 68 click HERE

To read Chapter 69 & 70 click HERE

To read Chapter 71 & 72 click HERE

To read Chapter 73 & 74 click HERE

I hope you enjoy it.


Getting Linked Up

I’ve seen Link trainers sitting over in a corner somewhere but Alan writes about using them in his early flight training career.  He calls this week’s essay….

Getting Linked Up (Essay #432).  To read the essay click HERE.

On Turning Back

I just finished reading an accident report about a pilot who lost an engine just after take off (apparently ran out of gas), tried to turn back, stalled the airplane and spun into the ground.  He did not survive. Then I read Alan’s essay for the week and it addressed that exact type of accident.  It is called On Turning Back (Essay #431).  To read it click…HERE.

Immersed In History

Louisiana is rich in aviation history.  Do you have any personal connections to the

Louisiana aviation pioneers?  Read about Alan’s links in Immersed In History (Essay #430)

To read the essay click….HERE

Back In The Saddle Again

Many of us have had to take a long break from being a PIC for various reasons.  Alan writes about how it feels to get….. Back In The Saddle Again (Essay #429)

To read the essay click….HERE

How Would You Design It?

Following up on last week’s essay about various aircraft design elements, Alan starts writing about features he would incorporate in his ideal aircraft.  He calls this week’s essay….. How Would You Design It? (Essay #428).

To read the essay click…. HERE.

Everything Has a Price

High Wing or Low Wing, Tricycle or Conventional Gear, Single or Multi Engine, etc. ….the choices of aircraft go on and on.  And there are advantages and disadvantages to each of those choices.  Alan discusses his ideal airplane in this week’s essay….Everything Has a Price (Essay #427).

To read the essay click….HERE.

Getting Ahead

When most of us were learning to fly we were told we were “behind the aircraft”.  What did that really mean and why was it a bad thing?  Alan tells us how to fix that in…..Getting Ahead (Essay #426).

To read the essay click… .HERE

About Checklists

Do you routinely use a checklist?  Have you ever forgotten to do something important when flying?  In this week’s essay, Alan covers a whole bunch of his thoughts….About Checklists (Essay #425)

To read the essay click….HERE

About Awards

I would think most of us have received some kind of award at some point of our lives.  Did you like it?  Do you display it?  Alan writes about how he feels about that in About Awards (Essay #424).

To read the essay click….HERE

That's My Gal

Happy Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary to Alan and Marilyn!  They’ve had a wonderful marriage and a lot of hours in the air together.  Find out what that’s been like in That’s My Gal (Essay #423).

To read the essay click….HERE

Attitude Plus Power Yields Performance

When we can see out of the airplane, we can determine its attitude by looking at various bits and pieces outside of the cabin in relation to the horizon.  When we can’t see out of the airplane, we use instruments to determine the attitude of the aircraft.  What do you use if you’re flying a Breezy?  Find out in this week’s essay….Attitude Plus Power Yields Performance (Essay #422)

To read the essay click….HERE

About Blind Landings

What is a Blind Landing?  Is there ever a time when attempting one in actual zero-zero conditions would be appropriate?  Find out what Alan thinks in….

About Blind Landings (Essay #421).

To read the essay click….HERE

A Job - What's That?

Is Flying a job for you?  Alan writes his answer to that question in this week’s essay, A Job - What’s That? (Essay #420).

To read the essay click….HERE

Manage Your Risks

Aviation has inherent risks and we learn to manage them when we fly.  Sometimes needing to do that extends to other things in life beyond aviation.  Alan share a real-life example in this week’s essay…..Manage Your Risks (Essay #419)

To read the essay click….HERE

Warbird Adventures

When we see a warbird it makes all of our hearts race just a little bit faster.  Some of us have been lucky enough to have flown in them.  The rest of us really want to.  Alan talks about flying several of them in Warbird Adventures (Essay #418)

To read the essay click HERE.

On Teaching and Learning Modern Normal and Emergency Procedures

Part of modern flight training is how to handle the various unusual situations that sometimes crop up in the life of a pilot. So the big question is when and how do we teach those things to a new pilot.  Alan gives his opinion on that in this week’s essay…. On Teaching and Learning Modern Normal and Emergency Procedures (Essay #417)

To read the essay click HERE.

Don’t Be a Fool About Fuel

What is the number one reason for an engine on an airplane to get very, very quiet?  Right, it’s fuel exhaustion and it’s something that is very easy to prevent.  Alan talks about in this week’s essay….Don’t Be a Fool About Fuel (Essay #416)

To read the essay click HERE.

The Better-Than-New 172

Alan talks about some of the airplanes he has owned, particularly the Cessna 172, in this week’s essay….. The Better-Than-New 172 (Essay #414)

To read the essay click HERE

The Eyes Have It

Poor eyesight can make an impact on someone’s life.  Find out how that impacted Alan in this week’s essay, The Eyes Have It (Essay #413)

To read the essay click HERE.

When The Winds Are Gusty

One of the hardest things to do is landing in a strong crosswind.  And then when the wind is gusting it adds a whole additional level of difficulty.  Alan talks about that in When The Winds Are Gusty (Essay #412).

To read the essay click….HERE

Hurricane Hunted

An airplane can be a great thing when you need to soar over some problems to escape from a storm.  Alan tells you his experience in Hurricane Hunted (Essay #411).  To read the essay click HERE.

The Thrill of It All

Captain Kirk just got to experience a thrill that the vast majority of us will never get to enjoy.  To get Alan’s take on all that you need to read this week’s essay…. The Thrill of It All (Essay #410).  To read the essay click….HERE

Problems With Partnerships

Partnerships can be good or bad, but either way they can be a very practical way to share the cost of aircraft ownership.  Alan has been in several aircraft partnerships and shares his experience in Problems With Partnerships (Essay #409).  To read the essay click….HERE

The Needles

Keep the needles centered.  Easy to say.  Hard to do.  Alan tells you how those needles came to be in this week’s essay….The Needles (Essay #408)

To read the essay click HERE.

What is the Meaning of Flight?

What does flight mean to you?  That could have as many answers as there are pilots.  Alan talks about what flight means to many of the folks that he has crossed paths with over the years.  This week’s essay is called What is the Meaning of Flight? (Essay #407).  To read the essay click….HERE

Dancing With Ida

Alan talks about running from…. And not running from Hurricanes in this week’s essay Dancing With Ida (Essay #406).  To read the essay click HERE.

Background, Motivation and Ability

Everyone who learns to fly doesn’t get taught the same way.  Alan talks about how he assesses that in this week’s essay……  Background, Motivation and Ability (Essay #405).  To read the essay click HERE.

Aviate, Navigate, Communicate

I’m sure you’ve all heard that if you have an issue in an aircraft, then the required tasks need to be performed quickly and efficiently in a certain order to ensure the most successful outcome.  Alan talks about that order and why it’s important in this week’s essay…...Aviate, Navigate, Communicate (Essay 404).

To read the essay click HERE.

What Was the Most.....

What was the most….?  That question can be completed with an endless number of  different subjects.  To see how Alan completes that question you need to read this week’s essay….. What Was the Most….. (Essay #403).

To read the essay click….HERE

You Don’t Get Any Better After a Thousand Hours (Or Maybe You Do)

Do we ever stop learning or can we always get better?  Alan talks about that in this week’s essay….. You Don’t Get Any Better After a Thousand Hours (Or Maybe You Do) Essay (#402)

To read the essay click….HERE

Keeping It Up

Alan was planning to launch into a flight and tell us all about it.  But a radio issue kept him grounded.  So instead he launched into a discussion of lift, drag and a whole bunch of V-speeds.  He calls it Keeping It Up (Essay #401).

To read the essay click HERE.

Opus 400

Alan has now written 400 essays for all of us to enjoy in seven in a half years.  I had never even met him when he started.  I thank him for his dedication and he thanks me for giving him a way to share them with everyone.  I think it’s time to double his salary again.  He reflects on all of those essays in today’s blog - Opus 400 (Essay #400). To read the essay click HERE.

About Hanging It Up Part 2

Alan is hanging it up. To find out what he’s hanging up, you’re going to have to read this week’s essay… About Hanging It Up Part 2 (Essay #399)

To read the essay click HERE.

About Hanging It Up

Do you own your possessions or do your possessions own you? Alan reflects on that in today’s essay….About Hanging It Up (Essay #398)

Flying Blind

Alan talks about taking off and even landing in zero/zero conditions in this week’s essay, Flying Blind (Essay #397). To read the essay click HERE.

Spaceship Earth

We all know what a spaceship is. Have you ever thought about that we live in one every day? Alan discusses that in this week’s essay…. Spaceship Earth (Essay # 396). To read the essay click HERE.

Roads Not Taken

We all have things we want to do during our lives. Some of them we’ve done. Some we’re still hoping we get to do. Alan talks about those for him in Roads Not Taken (Essay #395). To read the essay click HERE.

Reflections of Past Triumphs and Tribulations

We seem to remember really good things and really bad things. Alan share some of his memories in Reflections of Past Triumphs and Tribulations (Essay #394).

To read the essay click….HERE

Air Space Blues

I’ve always had trouble keeping all the different types of airspace straight. Maybe you have, too.  Alan’s essay made it easier for me to understand so give it a read.  It’s called Air Space Blues (Essay #393).

To read the essay click HERE.

The First Ride

Most of us remember our first airplane ride vividly.  Many of us have given someone else their first ride as well. How did they react?  Alan talks about his experience in this week’s essay, The First Ride (Essay #392).

To read the essay click HERE.

What's Your Relationship With Your Stuff?

We all have a bunch of “Stuff”. Alan has a question for you in this week’s essay…. What’s Your Relationship With Your Stuff? (Essay #391)

To read the essay click….HERE

Hitting the Mark

Dropping things out of airplanes…. like bombs (some are full of flour and some are a bit more hazardous) and people….can be a daunting task.  Alan talks about that in Hitting the Mark (Essay #390). To read the essay click Here.

The Mystery of the OX-9

John Peterson has written another essay for our reading pleasure.  It’s called The Mystery of the OX-9 (Essay #9).  To read the essay click HERE.

Some More Odds and Ends

Alan continues to clean out the filing cabinet, in a literary sense, in this week’s essay…. Some More Odds and Ends (Essay #388).

To read the essay click….HERE

How Soon We Forget

Do you occasionally have someone’s name pop into your head that you haven’t thought about for years? Well, Alan does and you can read about some of those folks in today’s essay….. How Soon We Forget (Essay #386).

To read the essay click….HERE

An Unusual Pilot History

As you can probably guess, Alan has an amazing number of flight hours even though he was never a military or airline pilot.  How many?  Well, to find that out you will have to read An Unusual Pilot History (Essay #385).

To read the essay click….HERE

Wordsmith (English Nerd)

Alan gives us an English lesson this week plus a couple of other subjects this week in Wordsmith (English Nerd) - Essay #384

To read the essay click….HERE

The Pilgrim's Progress

In this week’s essay Alan discusses the similarity between his first long solo cross country and a famous novel.  It’s called The Pilgrim’s Progress (Essay #382).  To read the essay click….HERE.

A Totally Safe and Legal Trip to Aunt Hattie’s

There can be a lot of pressure on a brand new Private Pilot when he is taking his family on their first cross-country. Alan tells you about his experience and advice in this week’s essay….. A Totally Safe and Legal Trip to Aunt Hattie’s (Essay #381)

To read the essay click….HERE

Grand Canyon Adventures

Alan tells us all about his several trips to the Grand Canyon in general aviation aircraft in this week’s essay….. Grand Canyon Adventures (Essay #380).

To read the essay click….HERE

The Eyes, Part II

When Alan wrote about the eyes eight essays ago, he said he would be needing cataract surgery.  In this essay, which is appropriately called The Eyes, Part II (Essay # 379), he describes his surgical experience.  To read the essay click HERE.

A Career Well Spent

An interesting story about handling an inflite situation is in this week’s essay….. 

A Career Well Spent (Essay #378).  To read the essay click HERE.

What I Was Born to Do

I can totally identify with the essay that Alan has written this week, since he and I make the same salary working for this publication. This week’s essay is 

What I Was Born to Do (Essay #377).

To read the essay click….HERE

Don't Forget Your Checklist!

Have you ever forgotten something important when taking off or landing?  Alan tells you about some times when he has done just that  in Don’t Forget Your Checklist! (Essay #376)  To read the essay click HERE.

On Scattering Ashes

It’s becoming even more popular to be cremated these days and then that leads to the obvious question about what to do with the ashes.  A lot of times the conversation then moves on to spreading them at some favorite spot from an airplane.  Alan talks about doing just that in On Scattering Ashes (Essay #375).

To read the essay click HERE.

The Straight and Narrow

Do you always keep your aircraft exactly on the runway centerline on the take-off roll regardless of the conditions?  How narrow can a runway be and you still feel comfortable that you can handle it?  Alan talks about his experience with those things in The Straight and Narrow (Essay # 374).

To read the essay click HERE.

Gliding in a Straight-Tail 172

Regular readers of Alan’s essays probably recall that he spent some time as a jump plane pilot for a skydiving club.  In this essay he spends some time describing some of his more interesting events while performing that service.  It’s called Gliding in a Straight-Tail 172 (#373).

To read the essay click HERE

Milestones

This week Alan writes about some of the significant happenings in his life, and one of them he mentions is writing these Blogs for LaAviator.com for seven years.  I have read them all, and enjoyed them all.  I feel guilty when he thanks me for publishing them.  He is doing the hard work….. I just put them in the newsletter.  So now is a good time for me to thank Alan for all of his dedication to keep us entertained, educated and safe.  He calls this week’s essay, Milestones (#372).

To read the essay click….HERE

The Eyes Have It

Alan starts off the new year on a slightly different subject.  If you can’t see, you can’t fly.  He has some advice for you in The Eyes Have It (Essay #371).

To read the essay click HERE.

Blog Archive

2020 Blogs

N77029 (Essay #370) - 12/17/20

Where Were You in Sixty-two? (Essay #369) - 12/9/20

Monoamine Oxidase Moments (Essay #368) - 12/3/20

A Couple of Memorable Thanksgiving Trips (Essay #367) - 11/27/20

Airplanes I Have Loved (Essay #365) - 11/19/20

Learning to Fly - Part 6 (John Peterson Essay #8) - 11/10/20

Order in the Cockpit (Essay #364) - 11/5/20

The Swinging Compass (Essay #363) - 10/29/20

Reviewing the Review (Essay #362) - 10/20/20

Learning to Fly - Part 5 (John Peterson Essay #7) - 10/26/20

On Carburetor Heat (Essay #361) - 10/14/20

Crew Coordination (Essay #360) - 10/8/20

Travels With Charlene (Essay #359) - 9/30/20

Learning to Fly - Part 4 (John Peterson Essay #6) - 9/28/20

On Picking Up Airplanes (Essay #358) - 9/24/20

What Do Folks Do With An 80 Knot Bugsmasher? (Essay #357) - 9/16/20

The Champ (Essay #356) - 9/9/20

Getting It Off the Ground (Essay #355) - 9/4/20

Another Anniversary (Essay #354) - 8/25/20

The Tip of the Iceberg (Essay #353) - 8/18/20

Tailwheel Background (Essay #352) - 8/13/20

Learning to Fly - Part 3 (John Peterson Essay #5) - 8/14/20

Opus 350+1 (Essay #351) - 8/5/20

Oshkosh Memories (Essay #350) - 7/31/20

The Community (Essay #349) - 7/23/20

The Dual/Solo Ratio (Essay #348) - 7/14/20

Learning to Fly - Part 2 (John Peterson Essay #4) - 7/9/20

Some Adventures in Gravity Powered Aircraft (Essay #347)  - 7/9/20

On Using a Complex Aircraft For Primary Training (Essay #346) - 7/2/20

Logging Jumps (Essay #345) - 6/26/20

Learning to Fly (John Peterson Essay #3) - 6/22/20

Successive Approximation (Essay #344) - 6/18/20

Frank V. Ryder (Essay #343) - 6/11/20

Flying Stories (John Peterson Essay #2) - 6/8/20

If All You Had to Do Was Not to Kill Yourself…. (Essay #342) - 6/4/20

Learning Sticks and Tailwheels (Essay #341) - 5/27/20

Turns Out (Essay #340) - 5/21/20

My First Flight - by John Peterson - 5/18/20

Beauty is In the Mind of the Beholder (Essay #339) - 5/1/20

The Law of Extinction (Essay #338) - 5/8/20

A Pilot’s Airplane (Essay #337) - 4/29/20

A Night Flight With a Quiet Passenger (Essay #336) - 4/23/20

On Regaining Currency (Essay #335) - 4/16/20

Open the Pod Bay Door, Hal (Essay #334) - 3/11/20

Design Consists of a Series of Compromises (Essay #333) - 4/9/20

Wearing the Plane (Essay #332) - 4/1/20

Something To Do While You’re Shut In (Essay #331) - 3/24/20

An Abundance of Caution (Essay #330) - 3/18/20

Open the Pod Bay Door (Essay #329) - 3/11/20

Members of the Tribe (Essay #328) - 3/5/20

Cinco De Mayo Revisited (Essay #327) - 2/19/20

Fortunate Transitions (Essay #326) - 2/13/20

The Cross-Country Package - Volume III (Essay #325) -2/7/20

The Cross Country Package Volume II (Essay #325) - 1/28/20

The Cross-Country Package Volume I (Essay #324) - 1/23/20

The Last Few Seconds (Essay #323) - 1/16/20

Ground School (Essay #322) - 1/9/20

2019 Blogs

On Travel in the Modern Age (Essay #321) 12/20/19

License to What? (Essay #320) - 11/29/19

Push Me Pull You (Essay #319) - 11/21/19

Different Strokes (Essay #318) - 11/14/19

The Early 70’s (Essay #317) - 11/7/19

Learning By Rote (Essay #316) - 10/31/19

How Safe Do You Need to Be? (Essay #315) - 10/23/19

The Flare (Essay # 314) - 10/18/19

The Master/Slave Relationship (Essay #313) - 10/10/19

Air Shows (Essay #312) - 10/3/19

The Roaring 20s (Essay #311) - 9/26/19

Don’t Think It to Death, But Do Keep It Within Gliding Distance of the Runway - #310 - 9/20/19

Where Were You on 9/11? - #309 - 9/12/19

A Close Call - #308 - 9/4/19

On the Deaths of Fellow Airmen - #307 - 8/29/19

A Swing to the Left - #306 - 8/23/19

Weather Machines - #305 - 8/13/19

Out of Sight of Land - #304 - 8/1/19

Career Paths #304 - 7/26/19

On Packing - #303 - 7/18/19

Jumpers and Wuffos #302 - 7/11/19

Back To Basics Again - #301 - 7/4/19

Opus 300 - Essay #300 - In this essay, Alan lists the titles of all of the essays he has written.  Our old website had access to all of them but when I had to build a new site I only listed links to those published back through 2017.  The rest will be coming and are still out there in cyberland.  If there is one that isn’t there yet that you want to read, just shoot me an email and I will send you the link to read it.

Partnerships I Have Had - 6/19/19

On Buying An Airplane - 6/11/19

Oh, Please Hold Me Darling! - 6/5/19

How Many Ratings are Enough? - 5/23/19

Paint Jobs - 5/15/19

The Death of an Airplane - 5/7/19

What is it About Flying? - 5/2/19

An Aviator's Perspective - 4/24/19

Modeling Reality - 4/18/19

The High Performance Checkout - 4/4/19

Ice is a Major No-No - 3/28/19

FMQ - 3/21/19

On Risking Life and Limb to See a Basketball Game - 3/11/19

The Twin Beech - 3/5/19

.How Much Room Do You Need? - 2/26/19

A Clipper Honeymoon - 2/17/19

Student Attitudes - 2/8/19

By The Numbers - 2/4/19

The Single Engine Class - 1/24/19

A Little of This and a Little of That - 1/15/19

Levels of Learning - 1/8/19

2018 Blogs

The Santa Bust - 12/26/18

An Impressive System - 12/19/18

Pilots and Robots  - 12/13/18

Rehabilitation in Seaplanes - 12/6/18

End of the Year Hodgepodge - 11/29/18

A Walk in the Weeds - 11/22/18

Hazardous Attitudes That Affect Aeronautical Decision Making - 11/16/18

On Stress - 11/7/18

More About Multitasking - 10/31/18

Excuses For Going Flying - 10/24/18

Where the Heck Are We? - 10/15/18

Multiple Approaches Are a Bad Idea - 10/5/18

How Far Should We Go in Private Training - 9/27/18

The Initial Solo - 9/20/18

Good News/Bad News - 9/13/18

TWO MORE BOOK REVIEWS  9/8/18

SAMMY WHATLEY  9/8/18

TAILWHEEL TALES  8/27/18

CRAZY EIGHTS  8/27/18

CAJUN WARPLANES  8/12/18

THE EMERGENCY TAKE-OFF  8/12/18

STORIES FROM A LONG FRIENDSHIP  8/12/18

WHAT DO YOUR EXPECT TO GET OUT OF IT?  7/29/18

ON MASS AND WEIGHT  7/29/18

YEAH, BUT WHAT IF.....  7/13/18

A SHRUNKEN PERSPECTIVE FROM THE AIR  7/6/18

AREN’T THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE....  6/25/18

CAJUN WARPLANES  8/12/18

THE EMERGENCY TAKE-OFF  8/12/18

STORIES FROM A LONG FRIENDSHIP  8/12/18

WHAT DO YOUR EXPECT TO GET OUT OF IT?  7/29/18

ON MASS AND WEIGHT  7/29/18

YEAH, BUT WHAT IF.....  7/13/18

A SHRUNKEN PERSPECTIVE FROM THE AIR  7/6/18

AREN’T THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE....  6/25/18

ON AMATEURISM  6/17/18

BY GEORGE, I THINK I’VE GOT IT  6/8/18

SOME MORE ODDS AND ENDS  6/4/18

RISK MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING  5/12/18

THE FIRST POST-AIRPLANE TRIP  5/6/18

ABOUT LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS  5/5/18

THE MASTER PILOT  5/5/18

OPUS 243  4/6/18

AT THE PINNACLE OF THE FAA PYRAMID  3/31/18

KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES  3/28/18

DON’T STIFF YOUR INSTRUCTOR  3/28/18

REFLECTIONS OF FT. SILL  3/28/18

HOW MUCH AIRPLANE DO YOU NEED?  3/14/18

ON HANGING IT UP  2/22/18

SPECIAL DELIVERY  2/16/18

ON MAGNETISM  2/11/18

A PROBLEM WITH MULTI-ENGINE SYLLABUS  2/11/18

SOME FOLLOW-UP ODDS AND ENDS  1/24/18

THE END OF AN ERA  1/8/18

ON FRAMES OF REFERENCE  1/4/18

2017 Blogs

THIRTY SECONDS OVER NEW IBERIA  12/28/17

GETTING STARTED  12/22/17

PILOT PRODIGY  12/21/17

FIRST THINGS FIRST  12/14/17

THE PERIPATETIC SEPTUAGENARIAN RETURNS  12/10/17

A FEW MORE WORDS ON RISK MANAGEMENT  11/21/17

KNOCKING ANOTHER ONE OFF BUCKET LIST  11/18/17

AIRSHOWS  11/5/17

TIMES FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN  11/5/17

FLIGHT TRAINING, TAKE FIRST THINGS FIRST  10/24/17

ANOTHER ALMOST-PERFECT FLIGHT  10/24/17

A CLEARANCE CHALLENGE FROM OKC  10/6/17

BACKGROUND, MOTIVATION AND ABILITY  9/30/17

DON’T PREFLIGHT IT LOVER  9/30/17

THE THINK METHOD  9/15/17

ON ACCURACY AND PRECISION  9/6/17

ECLIPSE TRIPS  8/26/17

A DATE TO REMEMBER  8/19/17

A DAY IN THE LIFE  8/12/17

AN OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE  8/6/17

THE PERFECT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT  7/20/17

A FLIGHT TO REMEMBER  7/5/17

ON THE FREEDOM OF FLYING  7/5/17

WHERE YOUR AIRPLANE LIVES  6/24/17

LIES, DAMN LIES, AND STATISTICS  6/16/17

SOMETIMES YOU WANT A BRIEFER BRIEFER  6/9/17

ANOTHER IN SAGA OF GOING DIGITAL  6/7/17

THE SYLLABUS  5/21/17

ADVENTURES WITH JOSH  5/21/17

HOBKNOBBING WITH THE BIG BOYS  5/21/17

AN UNEXPECTED TRIP BACK IN TIME  4/28/17

INSTRUCTOR LIABILITY  4/24/17

THE FEEL OF AN AIRPLANE  4/15/17

SCHWEINHUNDT - ENCHUN FAILURE!  4/11/17

MEMORABLE INSTRUCTORS I HAVE KNOWN  4/1/17

OPUS 200 - ALAN’S 200TH ESSAY  4/1/17

200 Opus 200 - 3/23/17 

199 RULES FOR SEASONED TRAVELERS - 2/20/17

198 OVERHAULIN’ BLUES - 2/13/17

197 FREQUENTLY MISSED QUESTIONS - 1/30/17

196 THE PERFECT TEST - 1/23/17

195 FANTASY AIRPLANES - 1/16/17

194 HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A STEP BACK TO BASICS

2016 Blogs

148 DIFFERENT PLANES – LUSCOMBE 8A (1/4/16)

149 SOME ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ABOUT RISK MANAGEMENT (1/11/16)

150 OPUS 150 (1/18/16)

151 MY LATEST PLANE (12/25/16)

152 THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS (2/1/16)

153 THE SAVANNAH MILK RUN (2/8/16)

154 TAILWHEEL SPECIALIST (2/15/16)

155 THE FLYING DONAHUES (2/22/16)

156 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (3/14/16)

157 UP, UP, AND AWAY (3/21/16)

158 REMEMBERING DARRELL (3/28/16)

159 SOME FURTHER THOUGHTS ON RISK MANAGEMENT (4/4/16)

160 BEHIND EVERY JOURNEY IS A REASON (4/11/16)

161 A LAS BAS (4/18/16)

162 ON STAYING CURRENT (4/25/16)

163 AN AFTERNOON AT THE AIRPORT OFFICE (5/2/16)

164 THE PLACEBO EFFECT (5/9/16)

165 WHEN THE RUBBER BAND BREAKS (5/16/16)

166 ON STATING THE OBVIOUS (5/23/16)

167 SINES, COSINES, AND EAR WAX (5/30/16)

168 IMPROVING THE PRACTICAL TEST (6/6/16)

169 ON BACKACHES, BUDGETING, AND RESTRICTED AIRSPACE (6/13/16)

170 THE FIRST LESSON PART 1 – The Blank Slate (6/13/16)

171 THE FIRST LESSON PART 2 – (6/20/16)

172 WHERE DOES YOUR AIRPLANE LIVE? (6/27/16)

173 TRIBALISM IN THE COCKPIT (7/11/16)

174 NORMALIZATION OF DEVIANCE (7/18/16)

175 A FICTIONAL FLIGHT FROM LAKEFRONT TO JACK EDWARDS (7/25/16)

176 THE MILLENIUM FALCONS (8/1/16)

177 ON FLYING BIPLANES (8/8/16)

178 ON FLYING DIRECT WITHOUT RADIO AIDS (8/15/16)

179 ON EMERGENCIES, REAL AND IMAGINED (8/22/16)

180 THE WORLD’S OLDEST LIVING AMERICAN (8/29/16)

181 THE 2016 BOULDER MILK RUN (9/5/16)

182 LOSING COMMUNICATION IN THE COLORADO ROCKIES (9/12/16)

183 SOME MORE ODDS AND ENDS (10/3/16)

184 AN UNFORTUNATE STORY, SELECTED AT RANDOM (10/10/16)

185 THOUGHTS THAT COME WHILE BORING A HOLE IN THE SKY (10/24/16)

186 THE CURSE OF MONTGOMERY (10/31/16)

187 ON PROFESSIONALISM (11/7/16)

188 FROM THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA (11/14/16)

189 A COUPLE OF THANKSGIVING TRIPS WITH ICE (11/28/16)

190 THE ODD COUPLE (12/6/16)

191 ON FLYING BY THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS OR THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (12/13/16)

192 I WON’T TELL IF YOU WON’T TELL (12/20/16)

193 AN AVIATION CHRISTMAS MEMORY (12/27/16)


The rest are coming!  I will keep adding them until I get them all on here.....

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