With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase.

I had the wonderful privilege of earning my seaplane rating at the Aero Club Como in Lake Como, Italy. If you haven't had the pleasure of getting to know the region, I can assure you that on first sight you will ask yourself as Longfellow did in his lovely poem Cadenabbia: "Is this a dream? …

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The Honest Skeptic and the Alternate Plan

I had the opportunity to make an in-depth study of the weather in the Southeast yesterday in preparation for a flight in a small aircraft. The latest "Surface Analysis" provided by http://www.aviationweather.gov showed a fascinating mix of both high and low pressure systems and warm and cold fronts scattered about the country. Pilot and author Robert Buck wrote …

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