Honor Flight 2008-09

Here are some pictures and a short video about our last season.

Hope and Change

This is why edumacation is impotent.

Summer Camp for Men

So I will now revive my blog......

There are few times in a man's life that he is able to feel and experience the emotion of his childhood. Many things in this world weight down the soul and it is the spiritual self that keeps a person going and it seems like much of my life is spent trying to feel the comfort and stability of my childhood. With that said, there are a few things that happen each year that help me peer into this "child-like" state and recharge my insides..... a few of these times include Christmas, Thanksgiving, Drumcorps Shows, and the one I just experienced.... Airventure Oshkosh (www.airventure.org) . This past week I ventured to Oshkosh,WI and met my dad for what has become a ritual of sorts...Father and Son time if you will. When I was a kid Dad would take me to the Sun-n-fun flyin in Lakeland,FL and it lit in me a fire for aviation and all things flying. As I grew up I was able to obtain my pilots license and fly around with all those cool pilots and talk pilot stuff however it was not until I was exposed to Airventure Oshkosh that I realized what roll aviation would represent in my life. The past week my goals each day were the following:

-Eat Brats
-Hang with my dad
-Fly my Navion in the airshow
-renew old friendships
-Eat more Brats

The following video tells the story pretty much. I sure hope every man has something in his life that helps him recharge his youthful, clear batteries like I do. There is so much today that is distracting....... try and remember what made you feel like a kid. I promise you it will be worth it and your family will notice the smile on your face.





Jonathan

disclaimer: if you had a bad childhood, please disregard the previous post.

New Post

It is snowing outside.... A whole bunch. Maybe this is what Obama means when he acts like the sky is falling.

Aww.... the luck of the Irish!

So this is day two of another joyous 7 day tour flying the worlds richest folks here and there and everywhere. It has been great so far...except for... well, let me start with the good parts. I didn't have to go to work until 3pm on Sunday so that was quality time spent with the wife that normally is spent working for the man. Today the airplane was broken so another day off in the hotel....Embassy Suites, Not bad. Here is the bad part, when I checked in to the hotel I noticed all these mini Irish flags everywhere and a bunch of overweight, red faced white men standing around with big mugs of beer and bad teeth......not to mention, they were wearing Kilts!!!! I asked the front desk what was going on and they told me that this week was the "International Irish Convention"... WOW, there is an Irish convention where you come together and talk with a fake Irish accent and drink alot. So needless to say, by now I hate bagpipes.... and riverdance. Who would have thunk it????? an Irish convention............. I'm going to ask my wife if we can have an "Alabama Convention" Southern accents, Football Uniforms, Bar-b-q and country music...... but no kilts.

Now that was fun!

So today I flew my first "famous" person with my present job. The thing that drives me crazy about people that champion a cause is this, if you believe in a cause, live your cause.... So let me talk about a "cause" If you publicly criticize the government's environmental policies and call yourself an "environmentalist" and raise money for the cure of "global warming" please do not travel using the following methods:

1. Show up to Private Jet in Chevrolet Suburban 4X4(30gal)

2. Gets in Private Jet and flies 750 miles(400gal)

3. Is picked up in Ford Excursion (40gal)

I mean, I love causes..... and environmental protection is a great one....but drive an electric car! They are cool, I promise!! I won't laugh.

OK OK OK , so I'll post again

So I am now getting reminders daily from my sister that my Blog needs to be updated......So here goes.



I just returned from my 6 month airplane recurrent training which basically means I flew a flight simulator with graphics that would resemble those on an Xbox 720 or Playstation 12..... which doesn't exist now, but that is how realistic it is. I spent 5 days demonstrating my ability to basically not crash while experiencing events such as: engine fires, engine failures, hydraulic failures, disruptive passengers, and the famous Rapid Depressurization. Wow, how fun that is.......this is the problem, each simulator session is 4 hours long.... each simulator session requires total concentration.... I have severe ADD.....



4 hrs of focus + my ADD x 5 Days = Severe Fatigue



So my only problem is that I have to sleep half the day away after training so that I can function...... Oh well, the cross I have to bear to have half the month off. Please if you can, feel sorry for me.



Now that the Training is over, I can prepare for my annual pilgrimage to the Sun-n-Fun fly in in Lakeland, FL. My next post will be about my love of Sun-n-Fun, Old Airplanes, and the Old men who fly them.....oh and I'll talk about my surprise birthday present.... Till next time. Fly Safe.

Jonathan

Back to work

So Christmas is over and work is back...... O what fun flying in the winter is .....especially the North East US. Really, why do people live here???? High Taxes, bad weather, high cost of living............ Oh well, more space for me in the south.....minus Fla. Well my football team at Georgia Southern finally has something to cheer about. After one season with the worst coach in GASOU history, we have a new man, and he seems to want to win football games! Wow..... well, we shall see how this pans out but I feel good about it. I trust all is well in blog world and I shall post after I get back from this tour.....I'm stuck in Ithaca,NY. it smells.

J

Crazy Week..........

What a crazy week it has been.... I think somewhere it was planned that I would be the "Texas Shuttle" this week. Back and forth from the east coast to Texas......Don't mess with Texas! Some of the noteable folks I have flown this week include the Director Of American Historical Preservation Society and the General Manager of the Baltimore Ravens (also played for the "Bear"...roll tide) So now I find myself in a hotel in Dallas trying to stay away from the free cookies and milk. Tomorrow it is off the the queen city, Cincinnati, to baby sit a broken airplane at the historic Lunken Airport. Wish me luck and warm temperatures.

J

Up Up And Away........

My first post.
By Jonathan.

I just wrote a long post....and the computer dumped. So my first experience with this whole blog thing kinda stinks...... I mean, is not a blog a totally selfish venue in which to tout my life???? I know some would say that I am fluent in the language of self promotion but this seems over the top! The only thing saving me is that My wife has one.......so that makes it ok. This blog will be the eyes into my crazy life...part of it..... a life that I find is in the air most of the time. The life situations I find myself in should add a different kind of perspective.....one from above. Perhaps this blog will help me answer life's most important questions........... Stay tuned...