shiftsandgiggles
Chris Clarke
shiftsandgiggles

The Chase XG-20. The largest GLIDER (no engines, baby) ever built in the U.S.of A.

As a SLC native who does a fair bit of traveling, I am thankful that SLC does not suck as far as airports go. If the weather is right, the views coming into SLC can be very welcome, particularly after an on-the-go business trip. Also, there's some good beer in a couple of the bars in the airport. Read more

The best sunset I ever saw while waiting inside an airport terminal for a flight was in SLC. Read more

A fair chance that SWA presented a Safety Risk Assessment to the FAA and it was found to be acceptable to operate the aircraft for that period of time. Safety Risk Management has been supported by the FAA, and other industries and regulatory authorities, as a means to systematically look at situations like this Read more

I wonder how useful it is given how loud they are — Exhaust chopped by prop blades makes an awful high-pitched racket and they're too loud for many airports. Still, they're very, very fast for a turboprop and have lots of room for equipment... Read more

Well, it's been quite the day for Italian giant catfish news, I'll say that. Fisherman Dino Ferrari (!!) caught a record 280 pound catfish in the Po River in Italy. I see the resemblance in the two catfishes, and Dino is also rocking sunglasses just like old man Enzo used to and whose son was named Dino and for whom

As a former DER having done part 23 windshield certification testing my official assessment is: holy $&it! Read more