Randy | November 11, 2010
I was born in 1957 and most of what matters to me in life was shaped by growing up surrounded by people who lived through, and/or served in some capacity during, World War 2. Of the next door neighbours, one couple consisted of a British engineer who had flown bombers for the RAF, and his [...]
Randy | November 1, 2010
Yesterday, Mrs. LFM was able to capture an amazing phenomenon – that with his magick ball in his teeth, our dog Milo can fly!
Randy | January 8, 2009
On 30 September 1907, the Aerial Experiment Association was signed into existence at Halifax, Nova Scotia for the purpose of, “…carrying on experiments relating to aerial locomotion….” Signatories to the Association’s Charter were Alexander Graham Bell, G. H. (Glen) Curtiss, F. W. (Casey) Baldwin , J. A. Douglas McCurdy, and Thomas Selfridge. Pictured above are [...]
Randy | January 8, 2009
Anybody who reads what I write knows by now that I have an intense interest in aviation that I cultivate through the virtual world of Microsoft Flight Simulator, reading the trade journals, and going to airshows as often as possible. Yes, there was a time when I sat at the controls of the real thing, [...]
Randy | December 14, 2008
What you see at left is a picture I created from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 of a Vickers Vanguard turboprop airliner in the livery of Trans-Canada Air Lines. The aircraft and its paint scheme are the work of the inimitable Rick Piper. Click on the picture for a better view. Formed by Canadian National Railways [...]
Randy | September 2, 2008
This blog is an outlet for a man, blessed by The Gods and disdainful of the clods. It’s the blog of one who, like some hoary old primate in a tree, has finally reached that level of enlightenment from which he feels unapologetically compelled to fling turds of wisdom upon all who pass by. Each [...]