Gary's Flight Journal

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I swapped text messages with my friend and fellow pilot Dave S. Dave is based at South Jersey Regional KVAY and it's a short hop for him and maybe twenty-five minutes for me each way to meet at Cape May NJ. I looked back through my blog and it has been a year since I went to Cape May! I made a quick trip to the airport on Wednesday for fuel and to plug in the pre-heats and cover the top cowl with two soft moving blankets.

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Flightworx

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of global air travel, flight dispatch departments and crew grapple with a multitude of factors to ensure operational efficiency and safety of flights. Central to these considerations is the landing permit, an indispensable tool that grants aircraft the legal clearance to touch down in foreign lands. As international routes expand and schedules intensify, the swift procurement of these landing permits becomes paramount for smooth operations.

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Photographic Logbook

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

"Indio and Other Desert Cities" Eastbound on I-10, I passed a sign that I had not seen since 1997. It read, “Indio and other desert cities.” Back in 1997, I was crammed into a rental car with three other graduate students and our advisor driving from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, CA to present at the 45th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics.

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Ask Captain Lim

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Alaskan Airlines Embraer 175 Photo credit ( [link] ) What could drive an off-duty pilot to sabotage the Alaskan Airlines plane’s engines? On October 22, 2023, a disturbing incident happened on an Embraer 175 flight from Everett to San Francisco. An off-duty pilot occupying the jump seat attempted to shutdown both its engines. This unusual incident raised questions about what drove this off-duty pilot to do such an irrational act.

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Gary's Flight Journal

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I am subscribed to the Aviation101 YouTube channel that is provided by Josh Flowers. I have followed his passion for film making and his passion for aviation over the years. I enjoy his work, how he presents his content and the desire he exudes for safe flight. I am always trying to learn more about flying, from the simple reminders of check list use to the very important Aeronautical Decision Making process.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Steve Krog discusses incursions, both on the ground and in the air, and how to prevent them. The post Incursions and Deviations first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Where Ichabod Crane Fears to Venture 1790: A lone gaunt figure journeys home after nightfall as embrittled autumn leaves swirl and skitter across the country road. He is startled by the sudden appearance of a terrifying cloaked figure astride a demonic horse, a jack-o'-lantern perched on the rider's shoulders in place of a head. Inspired by local legend, he believes the horseman to be the ghost of a Hessian mercenary decapitated by canon fire during the Revolutionary War, a restless spirit that

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Airspeed Junkie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Right now the airline industry is in a pilot shortage. Competition for hiring is a reaching new levels of thinking outside the box. You may not think an article about pilot furloughs is a relevant conversation. However things can change at the drop of a hat and it does not take many events for history to repeat itself. (For example, war, pandemics, equipment shortages, labor disputes, price of fuel etc) Be assured this, history WILL repeat itself, the aviation industry is cyclical.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This throttle assembly was fitted to a Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, serial No. 56-0763. This particular aircraft spent much of its service life based at the USAF Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The post EAA’s Attic — F-104 Throttle Assembly first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Chattahoochee Valley EAA Chapter 677 member Mac Molnar, EAA 1028461, flew his 500th Young Eagle on October 28. The post Young Eagles Milestone – Mac Molnar Flies 500 first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Sam are joined by Vicky Benzing, EAA Lifetime 529264, to talk about her air show and air racing experience as well as her recently restored P-51D Mustang, Plum Crazy. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Air Show Pilot and Air Racer Vicky Benzing first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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