By zach on Dec 28, 2008 in Business Aviation, Commercial Aviation, Corporate Aviation | 0 Comments
Here is cool but unsettling diagram of a commercial airliner showing your chances of survival depending on where you’re sitting during a crash. When I fly commercial I make it my duty to sit in the seats near the emergency exits in the aisle; be one of the first out of the plane and more [...]
By zach on Dec 18, 2008 in Above the atmosphere, Aviation History, Business Aviation, Corporate Aviation, Military | 0 Comments
Happy holidays everyone! I just had to post a little something about NASA putting their Space Shuttle fleet up for sale once the program is over in 2010. The shuttles will cost approximately $42 million plus $6 million for shipping and handling. I imagine that the only interested parties will be science/aviation museums and other [...]
By zach on Aug 7, 2008 in Above the atmosphere, Aerobatics, Aviation History, Business Aviation, Commercial Aviation, Corporate Aviation, Experimental, Flight Training, General Aviation, Humor, Military | 0 Comments
Needless to say Oshkosh was incredible. It was my first time going and I was blown away. I couldn’t believe the number of aircraft that were there in one place. It was overwhelming. I’m not going to write much about it because words can’t express the feelings you experience. Exhilaration is one word that comes [...]
By zach on Mar 31, 2008 in Corporate Aviation | 1 Comment
Last week I had the amazing opportunity the sit in a Gulfstream GV cockpit at Peatchtree Dekalb Airport. It was my future father in law’s last flight as a corporate pilot after 38 years with the company and he invited me down to look around. Needless to say I gladly obliged.
The aircraft was striking. Not [...]
