It isn’t the best picture in the world, but you can faintly see the newly installed Christmas lights around the base of the catwalk. The camera I’m using doesn’t take very good night-pictures, so it is a little blurry. They definitely look a lot better in person.
It is so cold right now, the icicles style […]

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My friend Amy Slayton from Austin, Texas, watched My Extra 300 Flight on a previous post and sent me an interesting video to check out. The subject of the video has to do with a old technique called “Stall Chucking”.
In this video, the girl in the back seat demonstrated it very well. Her purpose was […]

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Snow causes delays in almost every facet pertaining to time…unless you are Clark W. Griswold, sledding down a snow-covered hill in the movie, “National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.”  In that case, snow helps. It obviously causes delays in the National Airspace System, but more importantly, it is holding up my holiday tower lighting display.
I went to […]

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Being new to website building and finally having an internet presence, I find myself paying a whole lot more attention to not only the content of individual websites, but also to the layout and design. It’s obvious right away when a web page is appealing and user friendly. Those are the ones I find myself […]

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Daily operations at the Chicago Executive Tower (PWK) are never the same, meaning there is always something different to keep our attention peaked and on our toes. There are days when air traffic controllers must work their hardest using their working-speed skills to keep the volume of aircraft safe while preventing too many delays. While […]

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This flight, of course, was better than any roller coaster or thrill ride you could ever imagine. Richard Klein, CEO of Klein Tools at the time, gave me an opportunity to experience something I will remember for the rest of my life.
There was a feeling from the beginning of excitement and adventure, even before getting […]

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