airplanes – Jamie Todd Rubin

One-six-right

02 Jan 2007 » 4 min read

I got my pilot’s license at Van Nuys airport back on April 3, 2000. If you like flying, have ever thought about getting a license, or just like really good film-making, you should check out this new DVD: http://www.onesixright.com One-six right refers to the long runway (8,001 feet) at Van Nuys airport–the runway from which…

Observations from 36,000 ft

14 Oct 2006 » 2 min read about Travel

It is 10 PM Eastern time and I am sitting in seat 2B in the First Class cabin of United 307 from Baltimore, Maryland to Los Angeles, California. I have been sitting here for just shy of four hours and I have exactly two hours to go, if everything is on time. I am bored…

Catch-up

12 Oct 2006 » 2 min read about Reading & Books

At this point everyone knows about the plane crash in NYC and that Cory Lidle of the New York Yankees was killed in the crash. There is nothing I can add to this other than my sympathies to his family, friends, teammates, and my praise for the firefighters and police for a quick response. I…

Unreasonable Me

08 Sep 2006 » 4 min read

Yesterday, I ranted about the lack of reason and critical thinking, and among other things, how it leads to supremely idiotic email. I don’t want to give the impression that I am a perfectly rational being myself, that I am some kind of R. Daneel or Spock. So I thought I’d list a few of…

Conair flight 5191

28 Aug 2006 » 1 min read

As a pilot, I am both saddened and confused by news of the crash of Conair fligth 5191 from Lexington Blue Grass airport this morning. The lastest news reports seem to indicate that the airplane took off from the wrong runway, the short, 3,500 ft runway instead of the 7,500 ft runway. This is what…

The airplane dream

15 Aug 2006 » 1 min read