http://marcolson.net/flying/ en-us 2005-08-19T16:28:06+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000219.php Today is National Aviation Day, so get out there and celebrate by aviating. Why today? Well, it's Orville Wright's birthday, of course.... To Infinity... and beyond! molson 2005-08-19T16:28:06+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000047.php I have a couple of small trips (with passengers) planned in the next few weeks, so I decided to shake the rust off this morning. It was the first flight since (I think) my anniversary trip with Beth last month.... Whatever molson 2004-06-24T21:37:22+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000046.php So they finally did it. Scaled Composities created the first civillian astronaut this morning with the successful pre X Prize test run. Boing Boing has a good writeup with links and stuff... Cool.... To Infinity... and beyond! molson 2004-06-21T16:29:25+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000038.php This report is a bit overdue, but I figured that I would throw something quick up... For our anniversary, Beth and I have decided that we should try to fly somewhere new every year. Last year we had planned a... $100 Hamburger molson 2004-05-16T00:07:58+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000034.php I think I am going to try to blog about each time I fly, especially since I am lazy about actually putting my flights in my logbook. Another windy spring day. Another crappy day at the office (so to speak).... Pucker Factor molson 2004-04-27T03:07:04+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000021.php It seems that lately it has been far too long in between flying escapades. This morning I decided to get my rear out of bed and go blast some holes in the sky. I decided that since the winds were... Whatever molson 2004-02-27T00:32:56+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000018.php I finally got a chance to go up this past saturday. This time I flew as a safety pilot for Ray. The weather was a bit screwey. It was cloudless and sunny with great visability, but the forecast, which was... Pucker Factor molson 2004-01-28T05:26:22+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000014.php . . . but I hope you aren't trying to fly to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Because of "Increased Security" the POTUS travels with a 30NM flight restriction. In a stroke of genius, security officials created one for 50NM... Irony molson 2003-12-17T14:38:29+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000013.php So it looks like Chicago Mayor Daley's "bluff" has been called. The Chicago Park District never had enough money to create a lakefront park in the place of Meigs Field (KCGX). Brief History: Under the cover of darkness on 2003-Mar-30... Whatever molson 2003-12-15T18:59:26+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000011.php This past weekend we were supposed to take a short trip down to KDEC for breakfast. Didn't happen. I hate fall weather--rainy and windy.. Sounds kinda like spring weather around here, too. The worst part is, even with an instrument... $100 Hamburger molson 2003-11-26T18:13:36+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000009.php It looks like our little trip amongst friends has turned into quite a brewhaha. I think there are 4 or 5 aircraft loaded up for out little breakfast extravaganza this weekend. If anyone wants to join us (like anyone actually... $100 Hamburger molson 2003-11-19T22:09:53+00:00 http://marcolson.net/flying/archives/000008.php So I'm in my map. I decided to setup a separate blog for my flying adventures. Notice I left the time in UTC for this one. It just seemed appropriate.... Whatever molson 2003-11-15T00:25:31+00:00