Video Trailer: A Day in the Life

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Stuff Happens: complexity, contracts and unintended consequences.

Airliners are Very Complex Vehicles. A typical B-747 is comprised of millions of parts and components. The reported numbers vary because there is no agreed method of defining "a component" and every single airliner often has differences from others, for various reasons. Suffice to say - there are millions: "A Boeing 747-8 aircraft comprises more…

JAX is not my home…

Today, there's a large weather system with an active front running from northern Mexico, across Texas, up through Quebec, and into the maritimes. This weather pattern is not uncommon, but sometimes it is more active than others. Yesterday and overnight, it spawned tornadoes across several areas of the US and hit Montreal with a significant…

Childhood inspirations…

This video (below) reminded me how The Super 'Connie' was one of the extraordinary airplanes that I used to watch land and takeoff at our local airport when I was a boy. It helped inspire my interest in one day becoming an airline pilot. Here are some short excerpts from my memories in "Uplift -…

Mistakes waiting to happen…

IF something CAN be done wrong - it WILL be done wrong! Ouch... And, oh yeah - maybe when there's a safety notification calling for a change to prevent similar accidents from happening again - it should be accomplished more expeditiously!! Happily, no one was killed. https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/uk-aaib-issues-bulletin-to-prevent-additional-nose-gear-mishaps/?utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website