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I m getting mighty bored sitting around waiting for my airplane to get fixed. I thought it might be fun to go see some fast jets, so I asked some AI tools to help me plan an outing. Here s the prompt Continue reading
[editorial note: I wrote this last week and forgot to publish it on Friday, so now you re getting it on Monday.] Frankly, it s a little sad that I have spent more time writing about flying than actually flying over the Continue reading
Having a "treasure hunt" sounds like it might be fun; in this case, all ends well but there were some surprises along the route to the prize Continue reading
By this time I'd hoped to be enjoying my plane again; instead I am starting on the world's least fun treasure hunt to find a replacement crankshaft. Continue reading
The 2027 edition is out now and you should subscribe to it. Continue reading
Since my last update, essentially nothing has happened. Poplar Grove has disassembled the engines and done preliminary checks on the parts that will be reused. It looks like the crankshafts are in good enough shape to be reused, which is Continue reading
Since my last update, not as much has happened as I had hoped for. The good news is that the engines are off the plane and in the hands of Poplar Grove Airmotive for rebuilding. This took longer than I Continue reading
It s official: I m pulling both engines on N421BJ. This is not unexpected, but it means I won t be flying for a while. The timing isn t great but the great aviation circle of life meant I didn t really have a lot Continue reading
Pet owners talk about gotcha day : the day when a new pet joins the family. We use it in lieu of birthday because, as the keeper of 2 rescue beagles and a rescue cat, of course I don t know their Continue reading
I ve written before about using AI tools for various tasks, and I ve been pretty clear that they still need human supervision for anything factual. But I ve been experimenting with something that feels genuinely useful: an AI assistant that can actually Continue reading
Let s start with the bad news. Here s what I said at the end of last year s post: In 2025, my goals are to fly at least one Angel Flight mission per month; to go up to the FAA headquarters in Continue reading
So far, I ve read 137 books in 2025 (with a few more in progress, so this number may inch up in the next day or two). This doesn t include some stuff that I d previously read (e.g. Heinlein s Starship Troopers, which Continue reading
I don t have any firm plans for next weekend, so I thought I d see if I could remedy my FOMO a little with an airshow visit. Without looking up the answer beforehand, I decided to test a few different LLM Continue reading
tl;dr: Starlink is an amazing addition to my airplane that makes my flying safer. Last year, I bought a Starlink Mini antenna with the intention of using it in the plane. For $50/month, it sounded too good to be true… Continue reading
On the surface, by comparison with last year, this year was sort of mixed. I didn t fly as many hours (110 vs 128 last year), and I didn t go to as many interesting places. However, with that said, it was Continue reading