The State of COVID
January 19th 2024 It’s time to take a look at the state of COVID in the United States through one simple variable, the weekly death count. When the pandemic started…
An Issue with the Door
January 11th 2024 On January 5th Alaska Airlines flight 1282 departed Portland International Airport and on climbout around 14,000 feet the left side plug door departed the aircraft, causing a…
Haneda JAL Airbus and Coast Guard Dash Accident
On Tuesday January 2nd Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus 350 landed on top of a Japan Coast Guard Dash-8 at Haneda Airport, Tokyo, killing all but the Captain on board the…
Nobody Wants to Work!
It's a common refrain, wherever you go seeking service people will tell you "sorry we're short staffed, nobody wants to work". But is that really true? The following graph is…
Aviation Reference Articles
Flight Instructors AOPA - Series on CFI Training https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/flight-schools/flight-school-business/newsletter/2019/september/30/invalid-training https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/flight-schools/flight-school-business/newsletter/2019/october/15/common-mistakes-two
Apollo Moon Landings
This page is to bring together some information on the Apollo Moon Landings. I was inspired (if that's the word) by listening to the BBC Radio podcast series "13 Minutes…
The Morris Worm – a Personal Story
This YouTube video reminded me of some past experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QwMv0_Rkec The topic is the Morris Internet worm that swept the world in November 1988. In and of itself the worm…