The Icebreaker.

The opening social event at the Fargo Air Museum for the Aviation Symposium.

Brutus and the failed checkride.

This is what happens when a cat attempts to fly an airplane, which is always a mistake. They are too short to adequately maintain visual contact with the exterior as well as the interior of the plane, and are prone to curling up and falling asleep. The lack of opposable thumbs does not help. Whatever [...]

Safety briefing.

At this week’s meeting, the safety briefing included some of the information provided in the monthly safety newsletter. These incidents, and others, were part of a section entitled “Mishaps”, which made me realize that if I ever do anything stupid at an official event, it’s going to end up, quite possibly, in the safety briefing of [...]