Posts Tagged flight

Builder’s log

While nothing is 100% guaranteed until the order forms are signed, the buzz I’m getting just from planning out the initial portion of the project makes it very likely that I’ll be going ahead with the project, the biggest question simply being one of timing.   Right now is primarily a time of preparation.   [...]

Taking flight

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.  - Leonardo da Vinci Its no secret that I love flying.   Of course I take it a bit further than most too, since I like getting out [...]

First Skydive!

I finally got around to making the first jump.   What an exhilarating experience!   I’ll keep this short and let the video speak for itself though.   Can’t wait to jump again!

Who said pilots don’t have fun?

I received the following email from the Good Clean Funny List today.   Being a pilot (alright, student pilot) myself, I got a real kick out of it. There were a lot of things we couldn’t do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of [...]

WhiteKnightTwo to be unveiled Monday

Space is getting closer to being accessible! Well.. at least if you have some money to spend it is. Regardless of how much money you have (or don’t have) though, It is still exciting to see cutting edge technology being developed. Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic are teaming up to unveil the new WhiteKnightTwo carrier [...]