Inactivity Sucks!

The summer of 07 is now passed and as the weather turns colder I find myself at the keyboard again.   I know that I haven’t posted on RF Radiation or The Learning to Fly…Together podcasts.  Tina and I were able to get in the studio and record some episodes.   We put one up on the regular feed and a lesson on the lessons feed.   I also posted a video mainly as a experiment.

I thought I would stop by and make an entry here to get back into the blogging vibe.  I vow not to let time slip by without letting you know what is going on.  Head out on a 3 day trip to Miami tomorrow.   Will be nice to get to the Florida sunshine again.   I fly red eyes there rest of the month so I am looking forward to some pool time especially because the rest of the month is at the northern latitudes.

More to follow.

Up Active Again

Well it has been a long time.   Things have been extremely busy around here and alot to post about.   For now it is late here and I just got back from a 3 day trip and time to go to bed.   I will post tomorrow about the many things that have happened in the last few months.

Trinity Bible Fellowship Sermon Podcast

I attend a small Bible Church in Davenport, WA called Trinity Bible Fellowship. It is one those country churches where you meet some pretty down to earth people every Sunday. Our pastor has been there for a long time and for good reason.

I am the sound guy for the worship team and services. A few months ago I started posting the sermons as podcasts. They have been available at the church website for several months. Tonight I reworked the feed so that they may be available to more people.

I would encourage anyone who reads this blog give a listen to the sermons. You will find practical life applications every week as well as learning about God’s Word…The Bible.

Take a look at the Sermons Podcast Feed and have a listen or subscribe using one of the many options including iTunes. You may also subscribe using the side panel link on this blog.

Warbirds and Veterans

Just got back to my crash pad after a 4 day trip up and down the west coast. My First Officer and I didn’t talk much until today. We found something in common. Warbirds and honoring the Veterans of WWII.

Bill, my FO grew up in an aviation family and next to an airport in the bay area. In the 60’s and 70’s, when he and I were growing up, the bay area was home to alot of WWII vintage aviation. Bill developed an intense interest in flying from those days and I could tell he was an expert on all the great aircraft of WWII. We talked of the TBM, AT6, B-17, B-24, B-25, Bearcat, Tigercat, PBY, B-29, B36, Stearmans, Champs and on and on.

He told stories of flying with some buddies in a B-24 and helping show the public these magnificent airplanes. He told a touching story of a elderly lady wanting to see the navigator station on a B-17. The reason, her brother was shot down over Germany in 1943 in a B-17. Bill was the one to show her the navigator station of the B-17 he was volunteering on. He was able to sit quiety with this woman as she had closure after 50 years of her brother who never made it home.

He told me about when he went to the Royal Air Force Duxford airfield to visit and see one of the many airfields that the brave RAF fought off the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. He mentioned how to him it was “hallowed ground”. I could not agree more and hope some day I am able to travel to see these airfields.

I hope we never forget these Warbirds and the men and women who flew them. They definitely rose to the great menace of the day and fought and won over valiantly. I just hope we can meet the challenges of our day as well as our grandparents did.

In Portland

In my hotel room on day 3 of 5 day trip.   Went to the Bay area and LA area today and back into Portland.   Working on the post production editing of the Learning to Fly…Together Podcast.  Hopefully will have it posted by tomorrow morning before I have to fly to Denver and back.

Rob

On the Road Again

Out for a 5 day trip. Up and down the west coast mainly and then home on Sunday. Then I have vacation and don’t have to go to work until May 18. Standard spring work planned and work on the grounds. Have the laptop with me so will be able to blog and do the post production on the podcast Tina and I recorded last night.

Brought along my new mic also to give it a test while on the road. It is the MXL D.R.K which is mainly a MXL 990 Condesor mic in carrying case, portable mic stand and multiple cable for hooking up to mixer/mic preamps to computer sound cards. Tina used the mic for the first time last night while we recorded the podcast last night. Want to listen to it you will need to go listen to Episode 5 of the Learning to Fly…Together podcast.

May try to do some voice over work while in the hotel room this week.

Rob

Posted a new episode of Learning to Fly…Together

I felt good enough to give a ground lesson to Ryan and Tina.  We covered more of the preparation for solo by covering regulations.  We recorded and posted it as a episode of  our Learning to Fly…Together podcast.  I told a story of when I dropped a dummy out of a plane when I was in high school at a pep assembly.   Go to the podcast and listen in if your interested.  If you want to go right to the story go 19:30 minutes into the Dummy Drop episode.

Rob

Split the feed for Learning to Fly…Together Podcast

While I am nursing the flu, I have got my laptop and able to get some computer housekeeping done. Tina and I launched a new podcast a few weeks ago chronicling our attemps at teaching her to fly, along with trying to be the best parents and spouses we can be. The listener breakdown looks like some were interested in the human story of our podcast and others were interested in the actual technical lessons on flying. So in an attempt to serve both type of listeners I split the feed depending on the content of the podcast.

The Learning to Fly…Together feed covers the general family, kid, couple, life podcast.

The Learning to Fly…The Lesson feed covers the acutal flight and ground lessons that I give Tina and the kids.

Both feeds are served by the Learning to Fly…Together Blog.

Feel free to subscribe and listen into our fun as a flying family….The Flying Fishers.

Sorrow while in Mexico City, I learn of the Virgina Tech Massacre

I woke up in my hotel room in Mexico City after flying all night on April 16th. I turned on the TV as I got dressed, I learned of the Virginia Tech shootings. It was somewhat similar to the morning when I woke up on September 11, 2001 in a hotel room on a layover. I made a recording of what I was thinking that morning and thought I would post it here. Click on the link below and take a listen if you like.

Sorrow while in Mexico City

Home!

Just stepped inside the house after a 3 day trip to Mexico City. Spend most of the time sleeping trying to ward off an oncoming flu or cold. Need to go to sleep tonight to keep ahead of it. Made a audioblog recording while in Mexico City as I watch the coverage of the VT massacre. I will probably post it tomorrow. Sobering times.