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So Scribe — what do pilots and NFOs talk about when things are quiet on a flight? – Lots of stuff, but some conversations you *don’t* want to hear…
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Hammer Time
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Tunnel of Love (not)…
Those of us who spent anytime in Hampton Roads became intimately familiar with the “joys” of two significant landmarks – the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and the more recent cousin, the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel. The HRBT, as it is called in polite company, is the link from Norfolk to the Peninsula, unless, of course,…
Giving Thanks (Pt I)
So comes that time of year when we are prompted to render thanks. While some hew to a generic form thereof, others would like to be more direct in their thanks, delivering same directly to someone at the pointy end, as it were. Well, you’re in luck. Over the next several days we will be…