Good-bye Panam, for now anyway. Although we’ve known of your demise for quite some time, this is the first mention in the Western press. I join my fellow Panam alum in saying thanks for the good times, because in spite of all its faults, there were fun times. Without Panam we would have never come [...]
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Since moving to China, aviation has become a big part of my life. I’ve learned more than I ever wanted about engines, airfoils and flight controls. Were I to be stuck in an airplane with a dead pilot, (like that guy in Florida), I think I might be able to land the thing, with a [...]
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What a beautiful weekend we had. Clear blue skies. Warm temperatures. Perfect days, really. How long will they last? Yet more evidence I am an aviation geek – one of our airplanes flew over the neighborhood yesterday and I stopped right in the middle of the road to watch it pass over. I was so [...]
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Like any good pilot’s wife, I am learning about airplanes and how they fly… with the help of my Paper Airplane a Day Calender… Oh yes, they really do fly! There are orange ones… Blue ones… And even green ones. I feel my aviation education is very well-rounded. Either that or I need more hobbies.
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Even though aviation seems more and more depressing by the day, I thought I would share some Chinese planespotting with you. Chinese Y-5 When I first saw this airplane parked at Linyi’s airport, I was pretty surprised. Being an airplane ignoramus, I believed that biplanes, (airplanes with two sets of wings), had gone out with [...]
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It hasn’t been a very good day for aviation, has it? Between the economic woes of the industry (and the furloughed and unemployed pilots) and the recent airplane crashes, aviation has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Every time there is an incident involving aircraft, such as the Hudson River landing or [...]
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I realize this blog has degenerated into a collection of rants on my recent flying experiences, but I can’t help myself. The saga continues. Last Saturday I flew from Tulsa to Houston and then on to Victoria, Texas. It was probably the most unpleasant flight I’ve ever had in my life. (And I am blogging [...]
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/ˈnɜrbyələnt/ -adjective 1. Being in a state of anxiety, especially over the possibility of turbulence. 2. Scared to fly. My new contribution to the English language! By now I am sure you have all heard about the US Airways A320 that “landed” in the Hudson River. What a fantastic example of how to ditch an [...]
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window. And, yes, I do wear my santa hat year-round. ;)
