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Acronyms in Aviation Captain’s Log Starship 1XE, Day 30 in the month September, Earth Calendar year 2021. Nowadays there seems to be an acronym for everything. Whether it is for AARP – American Association of Retired Persons (wish I belonged to that), or on our pilot check lists, like GUMPS,(Gas/Undercarriage/Mixture/ Prop/ Safety belts. Other aviation examples are ...

Captain’s Blog – July 2021 Where there is smoke, there is fire

July 31, 2021 Captain's Blog No Comments

The recurrent theme of our summers of late is fire and smoke. The phrase out of the frying pan and into the fire for our flights has been “out of the smoke and into the smoke.” What a month it has been. Right now, there are 105 fires burning in literally all of our western ...

Captain’s Blog – April 2021 Making Technology Our Friend

May 12, 2021 Captain's Blog No Comments

Captain’s Log Starship 1XE, Day 19 in the month April, Earth Calendar year 2021. Technology is our friend and aviation has always been at the forefront of many innovative changes. Commercial flying is on the way to becoming totally automated. When one flies above and through the clouds in our air traffic control system, one relies ...

Captain’s Blog – March 2021 One Year of Flying in a Pandemic

March 4, 2021 Captain's Blog No Comments

Captain’s Log Starship 1XE, Day 18 in the month March, Earth Calendar year 2021. 11,100 ft. The view of the San Juan mountains is spectacular as a storm whips through the highest of the peaks. For a change I am not stressed about bobbing and weaving though the ethers, as I am comfortably ensconced in a cabin ...

Captain’s Blog – September 2022 In a Cessna, Everyone Gets a Window Seat

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Captain’s Blog – April 2022 Critters Xing

Captain’s Blog – March 2022 Top 10 Images

Captain’s Blog – January 2022 Four Corners Cleanup

2021 Year End Report

Captain’s Blog – September 2021 Acronyms in Aviation

Captain’s Blog – July 2021 Where there is smoke, there is fire

Captain’s Blog – April 2021 Making Technology Our Friend

Captain’s Blog – March 2021 One Year of Flying in a Pandemic

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