The Flight Review with Cap’t Kelly
The first time with a paying student, and the student is my longtime mentor! When roles become reversed, what’s the worst that could happen?
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On the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Hacking
How does hacking, the practice of undisciplined and fluidly directed exploration, hold its own against structured development efforts?
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Lil’ Hoss Design Part 1 – requirements capture and a Formula 1 racer
A vision on a dark Arabian night leads to a Formula 1 race plane design – and how agile requirements capture techniques controlled the very real risk of building the wrong thing.
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Memorial Day on Mt Fuji, part 1
When climbing a sacred mountain is on your bucket list, that fact that it’s winter and you’re solo can be addressed with extra risk controls. However, it helps not to start off lost at 200 mph.
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Old houses and the benefits of an infinite hedge
How can a phrenetic house hunt, discount fireworks sales, and an old house open the door to aviation records? Often, the biggest advantage of good risk controls is the ability to take bigger risks elsewhere.
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A lesson from the FISK Arrival
How can 10,000 airplanes arrive in a small Wisconsin town at the same time without incident, and what do pilots know that cyclists don’t for reducing collision risk in congested spaces?
