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This photo delights me…and brings to mind a dear friend! From a Boeing postcard, the woman on the left seems to be “hand-propping” the vintage 1925 “Model 40” – while her friend reaches out to stabilize, and help ground her. Every good … Continue reading →

A temporary home for this special bird…as she awaits Justin and Anna! Traveling the world as an airline pilot, I am often reminded of the temporary nature of this life. Our time on this earth is so very short, as both James … Continue reading →

This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning…  (Lamentations 3:21-23, NKJV) And this means, so too, His mercies are new … Continue reading →

  July 9, 2003 – December 17, 2015  

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31) https://www.sunsetgardenstricities.com/obituaries/2015/july/burton-burt-goranson http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/12/31/2754370_pasco-man-one-of-last-to-fly-out.html?rh=1

I am the way… (John 14:6a) I first began flying airplanes over 25 years ago – before position-awareness technologies such as satellite-based (GPS) navigation and terrain-enhancing moving maps were common. One of the many requirements for my FAA (private) pilot’s … Continue reading →

“But still the Voice sounds and searches. The order and life of the world depend upon that Voice, but men are mostly too busy or too stubborn to give attention.” (A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God, p. 74). In 2009, … Continue reading →

What’s wrong with this picture? At first glance, the aircraft in this video is attempting a take off. It appears at the point of rotation, its nosewheel rising off the ground and into the takeoff attitude. There is sufficient airflow across its wings … Continue reading →

“It has been said that pilots who have been in aviation for 10 years, having reached the age of 32, are the type of pilot they will be for the rest of their lives. If excellent, average, or below average … Continue reading →