Month: March 2007

Photos of Airbus A380 Arrival at LAX

by Ron Rapp on March 20, 2007 in Aviation • 1 Comment

A friend of mine — a professional photographer — snapped these photos of the Airbus A380’s first arrival in the U.S. Read more →

Go Eagles!

by Ron Rapp on March 20, 2007 in Uncategorized • 0 Comments

My alma mater’s basketball team makes it to the NAIA championship game. Go eagles!! Read more →

Another Reason to Fly GA

by Ron Rapp on March 19, 2007 in Safety • 3 Comments

A bit of a “sticky wicket”, as the Brits would say: what to do with the body of a person who dies during a flight. Just strap him down in first class. Read more →

BASHing WordPress

by Ron Rapp on March 15, 2007 in Uncategorized • 7 Comments

A green-screen, command-line interface theme for Wordpress? OK, that is officially the coolest thing since aerobatics. Read more →

Legacy/Gol Accident: Ignorance Is Bliss

by Ron Rapp on March 14, 2007 in Safety • 2 Comments

Who’s to blame for the Brazilian Legacy/Gol midair collision? It might not be the pilots at all. Read more →

“Over The Airwaves” and the GA Fatal Accident Rate

by Ron Rapp on March 12, 2007 in Safety • 4 Comments

Is the GA fatal accident rate getting worse? I take issue with that assertion using facts, not hype and hysteria. Read more →

Ground Control, New York Style

by Ron Rapp on March 8, 2007 in Aviation, Humor • 3 Comments

An audio excerpt from a New York ground controller who’s having a bad day. Read more →

RV Aerobatics

by Ron Rapp on March 8, 2007 in Aerobatics • 6 Comments

The aerobatic community’s largest untapped resource is sitting under our noses: the 5000+ experimental RVs and their pilots. Read more →