While I'd love to wow the world with literary genius in the course of conveying my Maasai Mara Safari experience, I would be remiss if I didn't relay some of the technical details for the benefit of those (probably mostly coworkers) who might consider a similar excursion. Such tedium is less compatible with the almost-Pulitzer-winning composition ( Read more... )

I finally had a chance to view Frontline's special from February entitled "Flying Cheap". This program is a little under an hour in length and is worth watching, especially if you're interested in flying, the aviation business, or government safety regulation ( Read more... )

I may be writing this a bit prematurely, but I think it's better to think ahead and be prepared for what may come ( Read more... )

German for Pilots ( Read more... )

I have been wanting to write something but I've been busy. I have all sorts of ideas for things to write, theological, philosophical, political, and so much more, but now I feel compelled to just ramble on. Maybe I'll inject a few nuggets of all of the above as I select random recent events as a jumping off point ( Read more... )

On occasion, something seemingly mundane turns out to be quite an adventure. So it is with this tall tale of Turkish textile tossing ( Read more... )

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I frequently fly through Bangor, Maine. It has the longest runway in the furthest Northeast corner of the United States for launching transatlantic flights, and has U.S. Customs for processing those returning to America. For those reasons, and a few more, it is a popular tech stop on the way to or from Europe for flights carrying U.S. military ( Read more... )

Here are some reports relating to the Oprah charters that World recently did:

Oprah books charters out of Rockford airport - "Oprah Winfrey is flying 1,500 of her employees and their families from Chicago Rockford International Airport to Spain..."

The Oprah charters were handled by RFD without a hitch - "What got the whole thing started? Bob was ( Read more... )

This is my first trip back flying since surgery two months ago. The last time I actually flew was in January. It feels good to get back into the swing of things, but they sure didn't break me in easy. I'm in the middle of an eight-day stretch that contains six Atlantic crossings ( Read more... )