Mon, 29 May 2006
We talk about how best to light the fires of your kids' minds - By taking them to the airport, to Kennedy Space Center, to the Very Large Array - Wherever. Just take them! For full text and a picture of Ella, see http://airspeedonline.blogspot.com/2006/05/airspeed-take-your-kids-to-airport.html. |
Sun, 28 May 2006
Capt. REFSMMAT - The ideal flight controller and a Steely-Eyed Missile Man.
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Sat, 20 May 2006
Steve starts and ends the show from the cockpit as he is in the process of undergoing a biannual flight review. That's the minimum instruction of an hour on the ground and hour in the air that every pilot must undergo every two years in order to exercise the privileges under his or her private pilot certificate. And yes, he passed!
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Wed, 17 May 2006
Update on preparations for the 2006 Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Fri, 12 May 2006
This episode starts off our Steely-Eyed Missile Men series and features John Aaron, the Gold Team and Apollo 12 EECOM who uttered the greatest call in all of manned spaceflight control. This is the story of SCE to Aux. Audio used under the NASA policy entitled Using NASA Imagery and Linking to NASA Web Sites - 10.13.05 - Still Images, Audio Files and Video available at http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html. No use of any NASA material in this podcast should or does express or imply any endorsement of this podcast or any person or business that helps out with this podcast by NASA or any person whose voice is contained in the audio material. Thanks, NASA, for having such a great policy. On to Mars! DMCA and other copyright contact is Steve Tupper - steve@airspeedonline.com - 248-470-7944. |
Sun, 7 May 2006
Airspeed's first installment of the best music to plug into your intercom while you're flying. From Bela Fleck to Cirque du Soleil and from Gary Hoey to Cheis Thile, here's what's on Stephen Force's playlist when he goes up. Featuring commentary about: 1. Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries - Royal Memorial Orchestra from "Music from the War Movies" 2. Gary Hoey's Low Rider from "Wake Up Call" 3. Cirque du Soleil's Svecounia from "O" 4. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones' The Big Blink from "Left of Cool" 5. Van Halen's Dreams from "5150" 6. Enya's Book of Days from "Shepherd Moons" (English version) 7. Chris Thile's Raining at Subset from "Not All Who Wander are Lost" Musical snippets used under 17 USC 107. DMCA copyright notices, if any, to Steve Tupper - steve@airspeedonline.com. |