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Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:33 PM

Media Continues Incorrect Reporting

The Associated Press continues to get its aviation "facts" wrong. In this story carried by the Air Force Times, they say this: Private planes are not allowed to fly in the Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ — an area of about 2,000 square miles
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:30 AM

ADIZ Pilot Shaeffer Loses Certificate

You may recall the headlines back on May 11, 2005. CBS News characterized it as a "terrifying" ordeal for Capitol Hill staffers as the Capitol, Supreme Court and White House were evacuated. The cause? A small 2-seat airplane penetrated the DC ADIZ (air
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Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:27 AM

KJYO-KHEF-KRIC

I happened to be in the office of a co-worker when he mentioned he had a couple extra tickets to this year's Chevrolet American Revolution 400 NASCAR race in Richmond, VA. Long story short: I saw an excuse to go flying while introducing my teenage
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Thursday, May 19, 2005 1:01 AM

Background

I got my private pilot certificate in November 1999 after over two years of stop-and-start training at Hyde Field (W32) near Andrews AFB, MD. After moving to Ashburn, VA I started flying with Av-Ed Flight School at Leesburg Executive (KJYO) in Leesburg,
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:14 PM

Miscellaneous Videos

These are various videos that I've collected and found interesting. 405 The Movie - Wrong place, wrong time to be driving the venerable Jeep Grand Cherokee. A US Navy F-14 Tomcat breaks the sound barrier as it passes a ship. A Korean Air Lines Boeing
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:16 AM

Blogging

Blogging? What is that? Well, basically a blog (short for "web log") is just an online diary shared with the world. The major difference is the diary isn't at all private and the readers can actually provide feedback. But, the important thing for me is
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Friday, May 06, 2005 8:47 PM

KJYO-KCBE Instrument Proficiency

Between winter weather, work schedules and the plane going in the shop for avionics upgrades, my flight time hasn't been what I typically make it over the last few months. This flight was intended to polish off the last vestiges of winter rust and
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