Abbey Road

Finally, a topic I know almost nothing about … flying a blimp, or as it is more commonly known in FAA language, an airship.
This well-produced short video tour and introductory flying lesson of the newest of the MetLife airships, the Snoopy 3, is narrated by airship pilot Charlie Smith.
Watching the Goodyear blimp at [...]

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The post John Carr put up yesterday about the U.S. DOT’s proposed new guidelines for administering drug tests to some aviation employees would be absolutely hilarious if it wasn’t so sick. John posted comments from the general counsel for the PASS employees - airways systems technicians - that outline the new drug testing rules.
If [...]

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August 06, 2008
It took me four years to dump my old Nokia 6620 and it was like parting with an old friend. I even tried a Blackberry for a week and sent the thing back as too difficult to use for texting.
But in came this fancy new iPhone and after watching a pal show [...]

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