Who in the coop still remembers the instruction “Position and Hold”? I might be dating myself here, but I keep running into more and more pilots every year, who have never heard ye ‘ole phrase. I can’t remember exactly when …

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Okay, I admit, I only know situations like this from driving my car. It must be ten times worse during tense situations like take-off or landing. Fortunately, my wife barely ever gets startled or scared on the passenger’s seat, but …

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Even though our comic strips go through so many steps, we still manage to insert the occasional typo, spelling or other mistake. As the one doing the lettering, I admit to being the main culprit, but my brother proof reads …

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After many years of checking the weather for a living, I kind of enjoy the days off where nothing outside is on the agenda and I don’t have to check the conditions for a change. I have flown so many …

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