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12/14/2020

The near-midair Bill Cox describes in this article happened to me on one of my cross-country training flights in 2002, before TCAS and ADS-B became prolific in general aviation. I was taking off from Sedona (KSEZ) on 21, and someone was coming in for landing on 03. That's fairly standard for this uncontrolled airport since it sits in a bowl. I heard his radio call from five miles out, and perhaps he heard mine on takeoff, but only luck and a scant 20 feet or so kept us from colliding when I was climbing out and he was descending. My flight instructor had ducked down to retrieve a map from the floor and I was flying the low-wing PA-28 Cherokee, when all of a sudden a high-wing Cessna was HUGE in my windscreen and then gone. I gasped, but had no time for any evasive maneuver, and my flight instructor looked up and said, "What?"

A midair collision can happen so fast and unexpectedly, you could quite literally never know what hit you. Here’s how Bill Cox got lucky.

11/18/2020

While many in the rest of the world huddled behind protective shields in the strange COVID-dominated world of 2020, some of us continued to enjoy the freedom of general aviation flying. Taking advantage of the reduced airline traffic at Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport (KPHX), we landed a Cessna 172B on the short runway (7R) taxied over to Cutter Aviation for a couple of photos, and then took off on 7R a short time later. Worth it to get some Class Bravo experience, although staying on that side of the airport meant we never got to mix it up with the airliners. Was sort of looking forward to gawking at larger planes from the cockpit of the Cessna while in line waiting for takeoff.

11/14/2019

Usually Microsoft's Grammar check is fairly spot on, so I was astonished when it wanted to change "You're welcome" to "Your welcome." First time I've seen this, so perhaps the latest update tweaked the Grammar check incorrectly. Or Microsoft is conducting a social experiment to see if the number of incorrect uses of "Your" increase based on their Grammar check code? ;)

04/09/2019

Latest article in Aviation International News from the GE Waypoint conference in February:

For the general and business aviation sectors, the company is amassing data from numerous operators to reap predictive benefits.

03/21/2019

Latest article in Business Jet Traveler magazine. Incredibly hard to research true facts or get real photos... there's a lot of misinformation posted on the Internet and the biz jet owners are both hard to reach and generally uninterested in sharing photos of their aircraft. I don't blame them, but it was still as frustrating as it was interesting to research this article. https://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/flying/the-skys-the-limit

Here’s a look at some of the incredibly opulent private jets being flown and developed for customers with the deepest pockets.

02/17/2019

Picked these cool pins up at WordCamp PHX this weekend. Really enjoyed the time at WordCamp. Learned a lot about the new Gutenberg editor, met some new friends, and took home some cool swag (including five comfy T-shirts!). Looking forward to applying new skills to AeroInk and client websites.

07/10/2018

Finished a video for Van Horn Aviation today. A tour of New Zealand's White Island from Volcanic Air's Bell 206B JetRanger. Enjoy!

Volcanic Air is one of a few tour operators allowed to bring people to White Island, New Zealand's only active marine volcano. Flying in Volcanic Air's Bell ...

06/26/2018

Think distracted driving is an issue? How about distracted taxiing? Second article in the Flying magazine Risk Management series...

04/26/2018

The first in a series of Risk Management articles that I'm writing for Flying magazine's blog. https://www.flyingmag.com/skimping-on-preventive-maintenance-could-be-sign-aviating-beyond-your-means

11/07/2017

Latest article in Business Jet Traveler by AeroInk prez Kim Rosenlof provides a look at the history of the NBAA.

A look at the priorities, achievements, and goals of the 11,500-member National Business Aviation Association.

10/26/2017

It's Copperstate weekend! Lots of great airplanes -- homebuilts, vintage, classic, and warbirds! Will try to pop in sometime this weekend, but it's going to be a busy weekend with the balloon at Spooktacular.

10/26/2017

We'll be at the Salt River Fields Spooktacular with our hot air balloon "Tango" on Oct. 27-28. Come out and say hello. Last year we took "Happy Hour" as prominently featured on the event website. Tango is green with black and white checkerboard. :)