Forest fires are spectacular to watch, but sadly are so destructive and hard to stop, especially when the weather is hot and dry. A while ago in California, when huge forest fires were raging out of control up in the mountains, a photographer wanted to get photos of the fires […]
The Best Funny Pilot
Remember the good old Jumbo jet, the Boeing 747 that for many changed the way we fly and in many ways revolutionized long haul flights? This is a travel story from back in the day, when the Jumbo jet was the way to fly. It’s also a story of changing […]
Samuel and Rachel were flying over the Pacific Ocean on an airplane that was headed for Australia. They were off on a two week vacation to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. Suddenly, over the public address system, the pilot announced, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am afraid I have some very […]
A Boeing 747 is just coming into land at O’Hare International airport in Chicago, the plane is on its final approach. As is normal when a plane is coming into land, the pilot switches on the intercom: “This is Captain Johanson. Well everyone, we are on our final descent into […]
The story goes that a young blonde man volunteered for military service during World War II. Despite being blonde, he had such a high aptitude for aviation that he was sent right to Pensacola air force base, skipping boot camp. The very first day at Pensacola, he pilots a plane […]
Two Irishmen flew to Canada as they wanted to go on a Moose hunting trip. On arrival, they chartered a small plane to take them into the Rockies where they would spend a week moose hunting. They managed to bag six moose in total during the week and they were […]