Guest: Alissa Daniel Viking Aircraft Engines is a family run grassroots company based in Florida. Alissa talks with us about being a community, a little about what Viking is doing, and her new project: learning to fly. How dedicated is Alissa to Viking? Fur in Florida dedicated. Evadot Podcast #115 - Alissa from Viking Host: Michael... Continue Reading →
A Year with the Tiger
Five years ago tomorrow I had my first flying lesson. In the four years following, I had a grand total of 120 hours in my logbook, and half of them were the first year. For those of you who might be wondering, that's really not a lot. It wasn't exactly by choice- given the opportunity... Continue Reading →
“Kids these days…”
Don’t you just love it when someone starts a conversation with this? “Kids these days need to keep their heads outside! Watch for traffic. They're too busy looking at screens and following the magenta line.” You’ve heard some variation of this. Maybe you’re the one saying it. Age is a poor qualifier for most things.... Continue Reading →
Friday fun: 1989 Microsoft Flight Simulator on huge screens
From the "how do smart people have time for this" department comes a really cool setup of the late 80s version of Microsoft flight simulator in a setup that would make any simulator fan envious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Y8XU_R2ds I have quite a bit of nostolgia for this particular version. Very cool. A very detailed technical write up... Continue Reading →