Spent a week working in San Francisco. Considering it was the middle of January, it was quite pleasant at a balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit. I didn’t take as many photos as I would have liked, but I did manage to catch a video of the Market / Powell cable car doing a turnaround.
It’s been about two years since I got my check ride.
While flying, I’ve had the privilege of seeing some of the most beautiful things imaginable, from incredible sunsets to entire cities whisping by beyond the clouds. Given that I was actually flying the plane, I’ve only been able to capture a fraction of them. To celebrate this 2-year anniversary, I threw together a little video of the few moments I did manage to catch.
A BIG thank you to my flight instructors who made it possible for me to realize a dream that I first had when I was 4 years old.
Don’t ask me why there are only nine…
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The Galaxy – 28 million light years from Earth – was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across. |
So I’m a recent MAC convert. One of the reasons is that it’s a native UNIX operating system, which means if you’re not too squeamish about using the command line, you can do most anything without having to “buy” software. In this case, using the command “dd” to create iso images…
Military Wisdom II
“Don’t ever be the first, don’t ever be the last, and don’t ever
volunteer to do anything.”
– U.S. Navy Swabbie
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“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.”
– David Hackworth
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“If your attack is going too well, you’re walking into an ambush.”
– Infantry Journal
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“No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.”
– Joe Gay
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“Any ship can be a minesweeper … once.”
– Anonymous
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“Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.”
– Unknown Marine Recruit
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“Don’t draw fire; it irritates the people around you.”
– Your Buddies
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“Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than
submarines in the sky.”
– From an old carrier sailor
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“When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have
enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.”
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“What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;
If ATC screws up, …. the pilot dies.”
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“Progress in airline flying: now a flight attendant can get a pilot
pregnant.”
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“I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.”
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“Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!”
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“Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a
person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.”
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“When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was
forgotten.”
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Advice given to RAF pilots during WWII: “When a prang (crash) seems
inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the
vicinity as slow and gently as possible.”
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“The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just
barely kill you.”
– Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
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“Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.”
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Basic Flying Rules: “Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go
near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the
appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is
much more difficult to fly there.”
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