March 11, 2009
Filed under: Celebrity Justice Oral sex doesn't fly with the FAA. TMZ just found out helicopter pilot David Martz's pilot's license has been pulled.An FAA spokesperson tells us they issued an "emergency revocation" of his license. A statement from the agency says they reached the... Permalink...
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You may have heard about the scandalously overpriced presidential helicopters the U.S. had ordered from Italy, but did you know they may have been a payoff for forged intelligence used to sell the war in Iraq? It’s all a part of “a web of conspiracy and deceit,” says journalist Pao...
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
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March 08, 2009
A comment turned into a blog post. I just read “The Shot” on Helicopter Pilot, Will Travel. (If you’re a helicopter pilot and you don’t read this blog, you’re really missing out on something valuable.) The post was about aerial photography and the difficulties in gettin...
An Eclectic Mind
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Maria Langer
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March 06, 2009
It’s not as easy as it seems sometimes. My R44, parked on the side lawn at the Lake Pateros Inn in Washington State. Sadly, heat from my engine browned the grass. One of the benefits of operating a helicopter is that you can land it almost anywhere. One of the drawbacks of this, however, is th...
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Maria Langer
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March 05, 2009
Or why I had to turn down a potentially lucrative charter flight. One of the things I’ve said again and again is that it’s nearly impossible to load a Robinson R44 helicopter out of CG. Nearly, but not completely. What is CG? For those of you unfamiliar with the term CG, it stands for ce...
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Maria Langer
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March 03, 2009
“Chuck vs. the Beefcake” March 2nd, 2009 Two weeks ago, I spent a great deal of my review discussing what I feel is Chuck’s achilles heel, the relationship between Chuck and Sarah. I want to clarify that I am not against their pairing: Levy and Strahovski have great chemistry, both...
Cultural Learnings
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March 02, 2009
Director : Steven Soderbergh Release Date : 5 January 2001 (USA) Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller Cast : Benicio Del Toro as Javier Rodriguez, Jacob Vargas as Manolo Sanchez, Andrew Chavez as Desert Truck Driver, Michael Saucedo as Desert Truck Driver, Tomas Milian as General Arturo Salazar, Jose Yenq...
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February 26, 2009
And a check ride report. I realized this morning that I never did report on my check ride. When I mentioned that I was prepping for it, I promised a report the next day. That was a week ago. In my defense, I’ve been unreasonably busy. Here’s a rundown of how I spent the past seven days.:...
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Maria Langer
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February 24, 2009
Do you live near an urban helipad or heliport? Does the noise bother you? Where are you; city, etc.? How close to the helipad or heliport are you? Does the noise wake you up, make it hard to have conversations, hurt your ears, etc.?? How many take-offs and landings are there in a day (approximately)...
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Director : Steve Oedekerk Release Date : 10 November 1995 (USA) Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery Cast : Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura, Ian McNeice as Fulton Greenwall, Simon Callow as Vincent Cadby, Maynard Eziashi as Ouda, Bob Gunton as Burton Quinn, Sophie Okonedo as The Wachati Princess, To...
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