Cockpit Chronicles takes you along on some of Kent Weil’s trips as an international co-pilot on the Boeing 757 and 767 based out of Boston.

These are two great videos one of flying in over the Atlantic into London at Sunset and one more cool video over the jagged mountains over Greenland.

Source:
http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/17/cockpit-chronicles-come-along-and-enjoy-the-view/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: weblogsinc/gadling (Gadling)&utm_content=Netvibes

Cockpit Chronicles takes you along on some of Kent Weil’s trips as an international co-pilot on the Boeing 757 and 767 based out of Boston.

These are two great videos one of flying in over the Atlantic into London at Sunset and one more cool video over the jagged mountains over Greenland.

Source:
http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/17/cockpit-chronicles-come-along-and-enjoy-the-view/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: weblogsinc/gadling (Gadling)&utm_content=Netvibes

Washington, Nov. 14: If US company Terrafugia has its way, the world’s first road-registered, air-worthy, flying car could be on the highways and in the skies by the year 2011.

 The firm’s new vehicle is called the Transition Roadable Aircraft.

 Personal aircraft have been on Terrafugia’s drawing boards for years now, but this latest project combines road and air transport needs.

 The prototype is still going through testing and approval processes, but it really does fly and drive.

 As it is categorized as a light sport aircraft, the Transition only requires a sport pilot licence in the US.

 At the heart of the concept are folding wings that tuck in neatly beside the cockpit for road use. They are deployed and folded from the convenience of the cockpit.

 The plane to car transition is stated to take less than 30 seconds.

 The vehicle, would allow the driver and a passenger to drive to the airport, hit the runway after deploying the wings, fly to their chosen airport and then drive to their destination, which sounds like the ultimate in modern travel.

 Terrafugia also note that while other personal aircraft become grounded in bad weather, the Transition will shrug off stormy skies and simply take to the road, which means days of being stranded at the airport would be history.

 Having driven home from the nearest airport, the Transition can be easily stowed away in an average garage; so there’s no need for a hanger.

 For the safety conscious, there is a safety cage, crumple zone, side impact protection and the owner can also have a full vehicle parachute, not recommended for use on the freeway.

 The flying car, which would cost 195,000 dollars, would be officially launched in 2011. (ANI)

Your my baby boo, i pledge my life to you,

And i’ll never make you cry out,

Cuz your my gas mask in a riot,

Your the seat that saves me from the cockpit of the pilot,

Right before the plane would crash, and burn to ash.

Your my Superman, your my one and only, my everything.

Your my Miss Fat Booty with the fat booty pants,

I want to be a part of your life and vice versa so please baby girl give me a chanse.

Your my candle that i light up when i have no electricity in the house,

Your the candle that i put on the table at a dinner in two, to enhance the romance,

And after years of knowing my hell, everybody’s hell and heaven,

I have finally found my heaven, i have finally found YOU,

And now i’m ready to go through, everything it takes to keep you

Trust me cuz this ain’t a game and i hope you’ll do the same.

I love You Boo!

I love the way your felling me felling you. Carino

Nu-i 7 August, ii 10 noiembrie dar  super trist.

Twisted Sister “I Wanna Rock”
Souls Of We “Let The Truth Be Known”
Lynch Mob “21st Century Man”
Aerosmith “Draw The Line”
Poison “Fallen Angel”
Vinnie Vincent Invasion “I Wanna Be Your Victim”
KISS “Lightning Strikes”
Ace Frehley “Pain In The Neck”
Van Halen “Hot For Teacher”
Trixter “Give It To Me Good”
Lita Ford “Betrayal”
Lita Ford “Still Waitin’”
Bon Jovi “Livin’ On A Prayer”
Alice Cooper “Wake The Dead”
Machines Of Grace “Just A Game”
Dio “Mystery”
Mötley Crüe “Girls, Girls, Girls”
Cockpit “Mission To Rock”
Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
Ozzy Osbourne “Crazy Train” (live)
Cockpit “Gun For Hire”
Judas Priest “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’”
Warrant “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Black Label Society “You Must Be Blind”
’77 “Less Talk (Let’s Rock)”
L.A. Guns “Shoot For Thrills”
Metallica “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
Beatallica “Got To Get You Trapped Under Ice”
Age Of Evil “Get Dead”
Megadeth “Sweating Bullets”
Def Leppard “High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night)”
Cinderella “Talk Is Cheap”
Freakshow “Four Leaf Clover”
Iron Maiden “The Prisoner”

Cockpit guitarist talks about the band’s success and plans

Alicia Blü, guitarist for the all-female group Cockpit, will be the special guest on the internationally syndicated Hard Rock Nights from November 6-12. Preparing for an opening slot with the Supersuckers in California, Alicia takes a few minutes to talk about Cockpit’s debut EP, “Mission To Rock,” placement of the band’s music in television shows, and her favorite guitarist, Doug Aldrich.

Cockpit’s press release shows some of the major influences on their style and sound: “Heavy Judas Priest-style guitar riffs? Check. Bass lines stolen from Motörhead and KISS? Check. Fat, punchy AC/DC drums? Check. What more could you ask from a band that promises the return of rock? How about anthem-esque hooks, tasty guitar solos and choruses worthy of an arena? Check, check and most definitely check.”

To learn more about Cockpit, visit the band’s website at ilovecockpit.com, Myspace at myspace.com/cockpit, and Twitter @cockpitrocks.

Hard Rock Nights is a weekly radio program that can be heard on several rock and metal stations. See a full list of when and where you can catch Hard Rock Nights at hardrocknights.wordpress.com/affiliates.

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yesterday is a big day. It was my first time to attend JSUG pharma community meeting, also was my first time to present to external in Japanese. The meeting was held in Takeda Pharmaceutical headquarter in Osaka and I had 60 mins to present my work to implement scorecard and cockpit in AstraZeneca Japan (download presentation in Japanese). The presentation went well, I believe I had people attention, no one was sleeping (may because I was the first presenter). But the fun part was the party afterwards, I got to know people from other pharma companies, especially someone from Japanese pharma company, like Takeda pharmaceutical.

I was just going through some things on my computer and just thought I’d share this here. This was taken back in June when we were in the Philippines. Sydney and I were pretty eager to watch a cockfight so we were brought here. We didn’t feel too welcomed, mainly due to the fact that all eyes were on us and our cameras in a pretty shady place. This literally took place about 5 minutes from where we were staying in Solsona, Ilocos Norte.

Apparently, they train these roosters for about two years before a fight like this, for a fight which lasts for less than 20 seconds. Everyone places bets for about 10-15 minutes before the fight, and apparently you could win a couple of thousand dollars IF I do recall correctly… Someone told me you could win up to 80,000 PHP, which is equivalent to roughly around $2,000 CAD.

Happy Belated Thanksgiving.

Ringraziamento all’equipaggio Lufthansa per avermi concesso l’opportunità di scattare queste foto.

When I heard about that North West Airlines flight that bypassed the Minneapolis airport and kept on going…for another 150 miles, two thoughts immediately flashed through my mind:

1. What if they didn’t have enough fuel?

2. Pilot Fatigue?

Now those pilots say they were having a “heated discussion” about airline policy. Some people think they were sleeping. Whatever they were doing, that was scary!

I’ve been really afraid of flying since Lockerbie, because I was in London, and had just passed through Frankfurt around that time. Since then, airplane crashes and near misses have only reinforced my fear.

Hearing about that incident where pilots, TWO pilots, just let the plane fly itself to wherever on a straight line is not very reassuring.

I decided to look into Pilot Fatigue…and found a report from NASA (America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The NASA report outlines the findings from a study the agency did on pilot fatigue and its implications for aviation safety.

The Deputy Associate Administrator in the Office of Aero-Space Technology at NASA testified at a Congressional Hearing on Pilot Fatigue in August, 1999. 10 Years ago!

He told the Aviation Subcommittee of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, that Pilot Fatigue is a significant safety issue in aviation.

He testified that: “Rather than simply being a mental state that can be willed away or overcome through motivation or discipline, fatigue is rooted in physiological mechanisms related to sleep, sleep loss, and circadian rhythms. These mechanisms are at work in flight crews no less than others who need to remain vigilant despite long duty days, transmeridien travel, and working at night when the body is programmed for sleep”.

According to the NASA official: “Flight crews routinely respond that fatigue is a concern, often admitting to having nodded off during a flight and/or arranging for one pilot to nap in the cockpit seat”.

• The crewmembers napped one-at-a-time in a three-person cockpit with minimal disruption to normal flight operations and no reported or identified concerns regarding safety. The benefits of the nap were observed throughout the critical descent and landing phases of flight. The planned nap appeared to provide effective and acute relief from significant sleepiness experienced by crews in three-person nonaugmented flight operations.

• He told Congres: The Fatigue Countermeasures Program submitted a draft advisory circular to the FAA in January 1993 on “Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck.” Regulatory provisions that would sanction the appropriate use of planned cockpit rest remain under review. Several non-U.S. air carriers have already implemented the procedure.

Congress apparently asked NASA to conduct the Study. NASA’s Ames Research Center created a program to examine whether “there is a safety problem of uncertain magnitude, due to transmeridian flying and a potential problem due to fatigue in association with various factors found in air transport operations.”

Researchers came up with a number of recommendations and countermeasures to address Pilot Fatigue in the cockpit.

Is anyone (Sixty Minutes, Oprah?) asking if the FAA implemented those measures and how many US CARRIERS HAVE SIGNED ON?

Do I have to stop blogging and go do some investigative journalism (which I was trained to do)? I’m sleeping – blogging is much easier! Just like Networks/Media Outlets are sleeping – because it’s also much easier to hire bloviates who promulgate spin, opinion and bull – instead of dealing with FACTS – which by the way are inconvenient things!

If they were indeed arguing, or “heatedly discussing” – maybe those two should NOT work together anymore? Please argue while having a drink (preferably orange juice) at a club – NOT up in the air where it causes you to go 150 miles off course.

I also found this article that appeared in USA TODAY in JUNE. 2009.

Airlines, pilot unions and federal officials have until September first to develop new rules to limit fatigue among pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday in an unusually aggressive move to reach agreement on one of the industry’s most contentious safety issues.

Pilots have rejected attempts to extend the amount of time they can fly and airlines oppose changes that would restrict scheduling.
Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association say they support the government’s effort.

DO YOU NOTE THE SENTENCE BEFORE THE LAST? > Pilots have rejected attempts to extend the amount of time they can fly and airlines oppose changes that would restrict scheduling.

Why not just put a squadron of fighter jets on standby – to escort runaway planes…and bill the airlines/Pilots Union?!

That would get somebody’s attention!

(Please remember: I’m ONLY posting on SUNDAY’S now, due to other commitments).

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Este vídeo mostra o cockpitde um MD-11 da KLM e sua rotina. Eu o acho inspirador, e espero poder fazer coisa semelhante em um futuro próximo. Abraços.

Qualche foto del Cockpit di un Embraer 170 Alitalia  Un grazie infinite all’equipaggio che mi ha permesso di scattare le foto della cabina di pilotaggio dopo l’atterraggio all’aeroporto di Francoforte.

… wenn man solche Nachrichten lesen muss. Die SZ berichtet heute Morgen Folgendes:

“In 9000 Metern Höhe und vor den Augen von 100 Passagieren haben sich Piloten und Flugbegleiter einer indischen Fluggesellschaft einen handfesten Streit geliefert. Nachdem eine Stewardess den Kapitänen sexuelle Belästigung vorgeworfen hatte, ging das Personal aufeinander los – mit Faustschlägen und Beschimpfungen, wie eine Zeitung berichtete. Das Cockpit sei zeitweise unbesetzt gewesen.”

Gut, dass ich jetzt dann mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahre – wobei nicht ausgeschlossen ist, dass etwas Ähnliches auch da passieren könnte….

We have finally moved to London!  “Hackney Road, better let it be known…”  The lyric from 240 doesn’t have the same ring to it, but now we’re not too far away from what will hopefully be a bunch of brand new open mics and venues to play!  We intend to get on it as soon as possible, but money will hold us back  to start with.  It’s good old fashioned home drinking time again!  Speaking of home drinking, today is Puma’s birthday!  Sadly the poor sod has been summoned to work…  It’s hard to believe I know; his first day of work at his new job is a Friday…his birthday…our first day in our new house…  The Man is heartless for sure.  Luckily for me, I still don’t have a job!  Hooray!  I continue to assault the internet with my particular brand of knowledgeless of all fields.  The only downside is that I literally cannot afford to eat…  My last three pounds went on a sandwich, bottle of peach Iced Tea and a reduced to clear chocolate Swiss roll (25p bargain!).  Not the best investment, but it was a tasty first night in London treat!

We’re planning a house warming party to celebrate Puma’s birthday, but sadly we don’t really know enough people to make it a party…  So it’ll be more of a…conversation.  Perhaps even a monologue if things get really bad!  We’re going to try to find something to do that is fun and free, but London isn’t famous for being cheap.  It’s famous for ROOOOOOOOOCK!  Or…pretentious indie bollocks, as it would appear nowadays.

News news news, let me see.  Tales From Cardigan Road is now up on Facebook, Myspace, Lastfm and AmazingTunes.  We might make some extra changes when we have the time.  We’re also planning to make some stripped-down versions of the songs, so that people considering booking us as an acoustic act have a more accurate demo to go by.  Don’t get me wrong – we LOVE the crowd-orientated, multiple guitars, clarinet backing version of Bears!  It’s just not really fair for us to get gigs based on the false assumption that we bring a ship full of musicians everywhere we go.  If only.

For Puma’s actual birthday (tonight), we’ll probably do something cheap.  Normally this involves drinking cider and then going to Cockpit, but London doesn’t have Cockpit…so we won’t be doing that.  We may go to a friend’s gig in Camden though, so we might see you out there if you’re around.  Basically we need to spend some time sniffing out the good places to play.

For now, I should probably do something to earn money.  I should also start on those stripped-down demos.  Eating and drinking should probably be on the agenda, but my share of the three grand we just paid for this house has left me somewhat…weakened.  Want to see what we each had to pay to live her for this first month? Of course you do..

Luckily – famine fuels rock! That’s what they say, isn’t it?

Ah

Alcune immagini della cabina di pilotaggio di un Boeing 757 di British Airways.

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Un super ringraziamento ad Harry per le foto.

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A l’occasion de l’évènement Brest 2008, 2 minibus ont été transformés de l’extérieur et de l’intérieur en bateau (BatoExpo) et en hydravion (AvionExpo). Dans le cockpit de cet avion spécial, un tableau de bord reconstitué et des photos, des articles d’époques ont été exposés.