Aviation Disasters

Do you remember the good ol’ days of flying when there was a semblance of regulation over the airline industry? Customer service back then was a reality. Seating space fit for humans actually existed on planes. There were no over booked passengers placed on a wait list. You could always […]

Aviation has been a passion of mine since I was a child.  Growing up, I built countless plastic model airplanes and hung them with fishing line from my bedroom ceiling.  My favorite was a model of an F-15 Eagle, in my opinion the Air Force’s best fighter jet, holding all […]

If you are one of the cool kids, or cool adults, or a techie, you might have received a drone for a gift during the past year.  Like a toy out of the future, drones allow observation from above and afar.  They are very cool. And, it was pretty much […]

Is flying a plane easy? Is it like driving a car? Once you learn to fly, it must be a lot like driving a car, right? Wrong. I have been learning to fly over the course of the last several months and I can tell you there are several differences; […]

How does the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) make you feel about flying? Are your feelings strong enough to prevent you from air travel in the future or do you choose to fly anyway? Of course, with any means of travel there is […]

Is the phrase, a government “of the people, by the people, for the people” in the constitution? Popular belief is yes, but it is not actually in the constitution. Rather, this phrase comes from President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. It is probably a concept that should have been incorporated into […]

I am not a pilot. Generally, I fly big commercial airlines rather than small planes. And like most of us, I rely on a leap of faith that the plane won’t crash. Otherwise, I would be wringing my seatmate’s hand and calling for Mommy on every flight. So it’s always […]