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Rousse Tower
We sat on the terrace of the Chalet, gazing out at the water and Sark in the distance, while Peter and Mary put up with a torrent of questions about the island and the must-see places. “And while you are exploring the bays, you should go visit the towers, they’ve been put into quite good…
Read more… 11 Jan 07
Links
Useful websites for the Channel Islands: http://www.jerseymet.gov.je/ with webcams of the runway and St Helier! http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/ and http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/ but not Alderney. :( http://www.visitguernsey.com http://www.aboutjersey.net and http://www.jersey.com/ and http://www.jersey.co.uk/ (Have you guys ever thought about consolidating?) http://www.nationaltrustjersey.org.je http://www.flyalderney.com/ http://www.alderney.net – I especially liked the very brief history http://www.alderney.gov.gg
Read more… 10 Jan 07
Alderney Lighthouse
Alderney Lighthouse Originally uploaded by fearoflanding. I’ve set up a separate flickr account for this blog, so I can add photographs quickly and not confuse people with a photostream full of my house in Spain. I’ll probably retroactively add stuff but more important at the moment is to go through all the images (some 200!)…
Read more… 2 Jan 07
Happy New Year!
My resolutions. Short-term: 1) I will get working on Alderney this week and finish it off. 2) I will sort through and post all the millions of photographs gathering virtual dust on my hard-drive. 3) I’ll go back to thinking about this one island at a time rather than get overwhelmed at the total number…
Read more… 30 Dec 06
Isle of Wight – local white wine?
“Marked as medium-dry but not sweet at all. In fact, it’s sour … but surprisingly drinkable after the first shock. I could imagine enjoying it in sunnier climates mixed with mineral water as a tart wine spritzer.” Why I would bother to write all that and not name the wine is beyond me. I don’t…
Read more… 10 Oct 06
New Look
A winter re-design. There were quite a few small things on the site that needed dealing with and Cliff volunteered to help with bringing WordPress to heel. I have to admit I thought the grey was particularly appropriate, given the issues with winter flying in the UK. The categories and archives should be a bit…
Read more… 7 Oct 06
Accident Reports
TNflygirl and the Beech Debonair
On the 7th of December 2023, a Beech 35-C33 Debonair crashed into terrain. The private pilot and the passenger, the pilot’s father, were both killed on impact. The private flight…
At All Costs
On the 11th of December 2024, the passenger in the right seat of a 1973 Grumman AA-5 was recording a video as they approached Pearland Regional Airport in Texas. The…
Demystifying
Trump Threatens to Ground Canadian Aircraft Over Gulfstream Certification
The US President, Donald Trump, posted the following to Truth Social last night. Based on the fact that Canada has wrongfully, illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500,…
Another quick round of questions and answers
It’s time for another Questions and Answers session. I started this series a few years back, when a reader asked if there was a way to pose aviation questions outside…
History
Four Point Two Stars Where You Only Stop If You Have To
I always look up airports when I’m writing about them, partly out of habit and partly because I’m afraid I’ll miss an important detail. When I was writing Any Landing…
Gladys Ingle Inflight Wheel Change: Emergency Action or Stunt?
This video of a mid-air wheel exchange goes viral once a year or so, but I never get tired of watching it. Last week, it showed up on Reddit and…
Fun Stuff
Aviation Stories You Might Have Missed
I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season. This week, I’ve put together a compilation of interesting items in the press that you might have missed while enjoying…
Nathan Pyle Strange Worlds
Thank you so much for all the kind words. I don’t quite have the wherewithal to respond to each of you individually but I very much appreciate all of you…
