Here is another snippet out of our new book “Moments in Aviation History”. To read the whole story behind it you will have to buy the book. Also, let’s see how many times I can shamelessly plug the new book …
North American X-15 Altitude Record Read More »
Here we have another story from the “not invented” books. We were ferrying a Skycrane from the Pacific Northwest to Texas. The pilot I was flying with was also a fixed wing guy who believed in going high and let …
High altitude incident Read More »
Talking about seeing signs, do any of you (who are old enough, I guess) remember that song “I saw the sign” from Ace of Base? There you go, now you have a stupid song in your head for the rest …
A bad sign Read More »
It’s important to be precise! Well, sometimes at least, often it’s not. The trick is to know the difference. It’s always funny to watch people who have no sense of proportion and appropriate precision. E.g. when you want to calculate …
What’s your altitude? Read More »
