Yes I realize that me writing a post on Virgin America (with links) just provides more free advertisement for them… but I have nothing against the company, just an ad I recently saw.  Virgin America actually is in good standing with me.  They sponsor one of my favorite podcasts, Diggnation. To the point though… one [...]

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I went to the Watsonville Fly-in and Air show this past Saturday and had a great time. I wasn’t really dressed for the weather though. I was wearing shorts and t-shirt with a hooded sweatshirt, but I kind of sat and shivered for the entire time I was there. I still managed to sun burn [...]

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I picked up the local Silicon Valley entertainment/weekend newspaper to see what all goes on around here on the weekends.  I thought it would be nice to maybe go out and here some live music.  While browsing the pages, I came across a small ad with a biplane to catch my attention.  This weekend (Memorial [...]

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Hello, World! I would like to introduce you to FlyingPage.com! Long awaited code name ‘Project Melon’ is now being released to the world. I teamed up with my little brother, Tyler, and we have created a site I am rather proud of. Tyler is a whiz at the graphics, so he took on the challenge [...]

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Arriving at Lunken as the sun was dipping past the horizon, it was a strange feeling… Usually I’m leaving the airport at this time, not just getting here. Tonight, we start night flight with a nighttime cross-country… and I don’t think anything more could have decided otherwise for us. During preflight we were checking lights [...]

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