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Who’s Got Your Airplane?

November 7, 2011 by

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“Avionics?” “Good.” “GPS?” “On.” “Strobes?” “On.” “Flight controls?” “Check.” “Fuel mixture?” “Is rich.” “Flaps?” “Down.” These were some of the last words my Uncle Fred and I exchanged before taxiing onto runway 22 at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. It doesn’t take much more than some basic reading skills to read off the checklist like Uncle […]

The Gentleman Adventurer Flies an Airplane

February 24, 2010 by

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“Avionics?” “Good.” “GPS?” “On.” “Strobes?” “On.” “Flight controls?” “Check.” “Fuel mixture?” “Is rich.” “Flaps?” “Down.” These were some of the last words my Uncle Fred and I exchanged before taxiing onto runway 22 at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. It doesn’t take much more than some basic reading skills to read off the checklist like Uncle […]