Category Archives: Aviation

Filthy pornography!

Posted on 13 May, 2010 by Mike

This is just absolutely hard core, depraved, and totally disguisting porn. We’re talking ought-to-be-illegal degrees of filth here. Don’t click that link unless you’re willing to deal with what’s on the other side.

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Encoding humor

Posted on 7 May, 2010 by Mike

I read this article about RCMP members flying commercially to serve as air marshals shortly after it was published last month, but somehow managed to miss what the actual URL was. And then I laughed, very hard. I think you … Continue reading →

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Go fever

Posted on 21 April, 2010 by Mike

We left to see The Lion King last night in a cloud of despondancy. The new ash plume was heading southeast, looking to blanket the entire United Kingdom for another five or six days. Little improvement was expected. I blamed … Continue reading →

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Day 6

Posted on 20 April, 2010 by Mike

Still here. Last night, we thought we had a glimmer of good news, in that a bunch of flights were supposed to operate from London airports later today. That doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, and Iceland continues to … Continue reading →

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Greetings from Vilecano land!

Posted on 18 April, 2010 by Mike

Week 5 of my epic circle-half-the-globe-twice-in-a-month adventure started out swimmingly. We left Swansea on Wednesday night, spent the night near Heathrow, planning to wake up early and catch our flight to Amsterdam the next morning. Rode the Hotel Hoppa to … Continue reading →

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Everywhere, A Sign

Posted on 26 November, 2009 by Mike

I love signs, and I love signage. Lovely Wife will tell you that, if I can be said to have a photographic “theme” in my travels, it is of signs. And I particularly love wayfinding signs — I do not … Continue reading →

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Don't see that every day

Posted on 20 November, 2009 by Mike

METAR CYYJ 210100Z 30006KT 10SM TS FEW025CB SCT036 BKN064 BKN092 03/03 A2952 RERA RMK CB2SC2SC2AC2 SLP996= And more specifically: WSCN31 CWEG 210058 SIGMET M1 VALID 210100/210500 CWEG- WTN 10 NM OF LN /4917N12329W/15 W VANCOUVER – /4825N12256W/15 E VICTORIA. BKN … Continue reading →

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I was on the Internet within minutes…

Posted on 12 November, 2009 by Mike

… registering my disgust throughout the world. Air Canada: Treat yourself to a little more legroom Do you find yourself looking for a little extra space when you fly? Well, look no further. When you travel with us, you now … Continue reading →

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YouTube Wednesday

Posted on 11 November, 2009 by Mike

First: We’ve all seen the pictures, and we probably all understand on some level exactly how hard this was to accomplish, but check this: real time, showing altitude and airspeed, with the various radio calls (be sure to put it … Continue reading →

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Take that!

Posted on 25 June, 2009 by Mike

Aerodrome Safety reported that the aircraft, a French registered CL-5T ( Global Express) arrived at Whitecourt and parked at the forestry ramp without asking permission or requesting prior authorization. Fire fighting operations were and have been in full force for … Continue reading →

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