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Williams Soaring: First Solo Cross Country Wave Flight
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Saturday, December 7, 2013. First Solo Cross Country Wave Flight. Though far less spectacular than the epic wave flights I recently shared with Kempton Izuno ( Extreme Wave Flight in FNX. And Wave Flight to the Pacific Ocean. I experienced my first solo cross country wave flight on Monday, December 2! The tow pilot took me to an area between Goat Mountain and Snow Mountain. I got off tow and started searching for the wave. After searching for almost ten minutes and thinking I might have to return...The d...
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Ben's Air Blog: May 2013
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013. I stayed at a four-star lodge called Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge. By contrast, on the day I left, a university student group was scheduled to arrive and the lodge was to be at the max capacity! The bar and dining rondawel; the dining room is behind the doors. Pool (I did not use it – the weather was quite cool). The back lawn, looking out to the African bushland. And playing catch with Timber, the lodge’s unofficial mascot. I imagine the shower would be quite refreshing in the summer.
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Ben's Air Blog: Later, 'Bro!
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Friday, May 8, 2015. Farewell to the Brasilia. In November 2014, SkyWest announced the Brasilia would be retired from their fleet by June of 2015. Suddenly, E120s disappeared from sight, as evidenced by the flight schedule from April through the last day of service in May: ten flights in and out of LAX and a paltry four flights at SFO. I got dropped off at SFO's recently refurbished Terminal 3 East, known as T3E, and checked in at one of many available kiosks. N291SW was delivered new to SkyWest in 1996.
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Ben's Air Blog: November 2014
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Friday, November 28, 2014. Across the Pond in Business - Part 1: American 777-300ER. See Part 2: British Airways A380. While pricing for my trip to Amsterdam for the last KLM MD-11 flight. And returning on the BA A380. This also allowed for a BIS comparison between the new business class products from the two airlines. How does the new American flying their newest airplane compare with the elegant old British queen flying their newest behemoth of the skies? I headed to the Admirals Club. Food selection w...
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Ben's Air Blog: June 2014
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Sunday, June 8, 2014. Everything You Dreamed Of. Flying on Air Canada's Inaugural 787 Flight. In my quest to fly on as many Boeing 787 Dreamliner inaugural flights as I can, hot on the heels of Norwegian’s Oakland to Stockholm inaugural flight came Air Canada’s inaugural 787 flight into service. As well as the All Things 787 blog. I took a delay at Chicago-O’Hare due to Obama being in town. Air Force One. Landed there while I was connecting (I didn't see the landing myself because I was in the United Clu...
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Ben's Air Blog: May 2015
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Saturday, May 30, 2015. Flying in the “Tin Goose”. Flight in a Vintage 1929 Ford Tri-Motor. The Ford Tri-Motor, known affectionately as the Tin Goose. Was world’s first mass produced airliner. Built with corrugated aluminum, the Tri-Motor resembled more like a tool shed than an airplane. I flew in Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) aircraft NC8407. A Tri-Motor model 4-AT-E. It was built in 1929 for Eastern Air Transport (a predecessor of Eastern Airlines) and restored between 1973 and 1985....
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Ben's Air Blog: January 2013
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Trip Report: Dream Came True for San Jose! Flying on ANA’s inaugural flight from San Jose to Tokyo on board the Dreamliner. Go straight to the photos. NH1075, San Jose, California (SJC) – Tokyo-Narita (NRT). JA813A (34521/67, ZA118). August 30, 2012 (13th 787 for ANA, 19th 787 delivered by Boeing). Scheduled Departure – Arrival. 11:45 am – 4:10 pm (next day). Actual Departure – Arrival. 11:45 am – 3:52 pm (next day). SJC Runway 30R, 11:57 am. NRT Runway 34L, 3:48 pm. On the f...
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Ben's Air Blog: February 2014
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Monday, February 24, 2014. My Flight on Concorde. Trip Report - British Airways Concorde from London Heathrow to New York JFK (July 1, 2003). This was originally written in 2003. I tried to make this trip report as detailed as possible, so it might be a long read. But I hope you will nevertheless find it interesting. So recline your cradle seat to a comfortable position, fasten your seatbelt, and let's dart into the stratosphere! Time would pass and I would no longer be dependent on mom for financial sup...
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Williams Soaring: Oops! I Missed The Bend In The Road - Twice!
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Monday, January 20, 2014. I Missed The Bend In The Road - Twice! And even in the Williams Today Forum. We are reading about such things as "Backside Slider Lows" producing record breaking east to west winds. All this talk about the weather reminds me of that famous quote:. Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." - Mark Twain. Well, that's not true with glider pilots. They talk about it, and then they try to exploit it! I was scheduled to fly the ASW-24 (OJ). Towing out to t...
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Williams Soaring: October 2013
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Extreme Wave Flight in FNX. I have been having a lot of fun flying at Williams Soaring Center this year. I've had quite a few solo flights in their ASW-24, ASW-27, and even a few in their Duo Discus. But nothing can compare to what I experienced there on Sunday, September 29, with Kempton Izuno. Kempton is a renowned glider pilot known for his long cross country flights. His accomplishments include having twice flown from Williams to Crater Lake and back! On Friday night Kempt...
