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Mom, Where Do Airplanes Go When They Die?

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Sometimes we stumble upon some really cool aviation related articles while swimming through cyberspace. This one is no exception.

Titled, “The World’s Most Bizarre Aircraft Graveyards” it is what it sounds like – a collection of images of aircraft laid to rust around the world. From California to Arizona to New Mexico, Nigeria, Germany, and Ukraine to name a few. Enjoy this visual journey of retired airplanes.

Oh and be sure to grab a box of tissues. Don’t say we didn’t warn you…

Clear Skies and Calm Winds,

SMAC

Episode #20 – Airline Crashes, Conspiracy, & Flight For Control

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In this episode of the Stuck Mic AvCast, we took a slight deviation from the normal show format once again as we interviewed a very special aviator about her first novel, an aviation thriller involving airline accidents, conspiracy, and more. Join us in meeting Karlene Petitt, author of Flight For Control, as we learn about the 8 airlines she’s worked for in her flying career including the inspiration and backstory behind the book. If you haven’t read Flight For Control, you should. Len read it in 3 sittings, it was that captivating! A must read, highly recommended.

Cruise Flight

  • Meeting Karlene Petitt
  • 8 airline career
  • Airline bankruptcies
  • Book idea
  • Character development
  • Airline crashes
  • Over reliance on automation
  • Airline conspiracies
  • Pilot complacency
  • Aircraft automation
  • Sex, sex, and more sex (sorta)
  • A candid look at the world of professional pilots
  • And more!

After Landing Checklist

No picks of the week in this episode.

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Wind Correction? Yes, Please!

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In this photo you’ll see a very exaggerated example of a wind correction heading used to maintain our desired track. The course flown was 323 degrees with a wind correction heading of 303 degrees, a 20 degree difference. You’ll also notice we had a left quartering headwind at 144 knots in speed. That explains our large wind correction angle.

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Photos: Cruising the Southeast

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These are some photos I was able to snap this past week on a few of my trips.  The never-ending adventure that is corporate aviation took me on a tour of the southeast this week in a few different airplanes, going from NC to FL and back twice, and back and forth across NC itself a couple times as well.  These particular photos were taken from the cockpit of a Beechcraft Premier business jet, and then on the ground of the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan before I flew it.  Enjoy!

Clear afternoon with beautiful fall colors! The view from FL360 enroute to EVB Sunset descending into CLT Citation X with winglets (!) in PBI Florida's space coast from FL350 Hazy sunset colors over the Atlantic In the turn over Savannah, GA at FL350 My office at night Cessna Grand Caravan after a preflight inspection Cessna Grand Caravan in the late afternoon

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