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Mon, 23 Aug 2010 Can you recognize a thunderstorm without seeing lightning? Even here in California we get occasional thunderstorms, usually in the Spring and Fall. After each time, someone tells me we "never" get thunderstorms here. It tells me a lot of people just don't know how to recognize them. See "Can you recognize a thunderstorm without seeing lightning?" on my Pilotquest blog. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 pictures My pictures from EAA Airventure 2010 in Oshkosh, July 26-Aug 1, 2010. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 Perseids Meteor Shower 2010 Photos of the Perseids Meteor Shower under the dark sky of the Black Rock Desert, August 13, 2010. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 Twilight photos at SFO I got some twilight photos of airliners landing at SFO. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 San Jose RACES Field Day, June 25-27, 2010 I posted my pictures from San Jose RACES Field Day 2010 at Almaden Lake Park in San Jose. This was our local site for an annual nationwide Ham Radio emergency drill. San Jose Int'l Airport Terminal B opening I posted my pictures from the grand opening and open house of Terminal B at San Jose International Airport. I was there on June 27, 2010, the second of two days of the public tours. Reid-Hillview Airport Day, June 26, 2010 I posted my pictures from Reid-Hillview Airport Day 2010, which was held June 26, 2010 at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 My appointment to the San Jose Int'l Airport Commission See "My appointment to the San Jose Int'l Airport Commission" on my PilotQuest blog. Sun, 06 Jun 2010 My response on California AB48 regulation of flight schools See "My response on California AB48 regulation of flight schools" on my PilotQuest flight instruction blog. Sun, 30 May 2010 Hollister Air Show 2010 See my photos from the Hollister Air Show on May 29, 2010. Mon, 03 May 2010 TWiki announces OpenID module which I wrote See the blog entry at TWiki.Org about the new OpenID authentication package that I wrote. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 Notes from Space Access '10 I'm posting notes from Space Access '10 during the conference on April 8-10. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 Reminder: paper pilot certificates no longer valid after March 31 Pilots: if you're still using a paper pilot certificate, time is running out to replace it with a plastic certificate so you can keep using it. See my entry on my PilotQuest blog, "Reminder: paper pilot certificates no longer valid after March 31". Thu, 11 Feb 2010 New FAA instrument flight procedures published today It's another 56-day cycle of FAA instrument procedures. More airports are getting LPV instrument approaches. The lucky one in California this time is Auburn. I have a summary of what's new in my flying and flight instruction blog at PilotQuest.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Masten Space Systems goes to Washington DC for NASA award in Lunar Lander Challenge, Nov 5, 2009 I posted my photos of the trip with the Masten Space Systems crew to Washington DC for the NASA and X-Prize Foundation award ceremony at the Capitol for the Lunar Lander Challenge on Nov 5, 2009. And I did some sightseeing on Nov 6-8 while I was there. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 Masten Space Systems qualifies for Level 2 of Lunar Lander Challenge, Oct 30, 2009 I posted my photos of Masten Space Systems' rocket flights qualifying for Level 2 of the Lunar Lander Challenge in Mojave, California on Oct 30, 2009. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 Masten Space Systems qualifies for Level 1 of Lunar Lander Challenge, Oct 7, 2009 I posted my photos of Masten Space Systems' rocket flights qualifying for Level 1 of the Lunar Lander Challenge in Mojave, California on Oct 7, 2009. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 List of planned instrument approaches now updated weekly I posted an entry on my flight instruction blog, "List of planned instrument approaches now updated weekly". This is a display of the FAA's schedule of new instrument approaches. And now my display of the data has been expanded from a statewide list to nationwide. 5 year ago: SpaceShipOne won the X-Prize I was there among the tens of thousands of spectators on Oct 4, 2004 to see SpaceShipOne win the X-Prize in Mojave for a second manned space flight in a matter of days. See my pictures and others' at Stratofox. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 Stratofox remote support for Mars Society TEMPO3 balloon flight, Sept 26, 2009 I was one of the Stratofox crew who provided remote assistance from California for the Mars Society's TEMPO3 balloon flight in Colorado on September 26, 2009.

 

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Twitter updates as of Thu 2-Sep-2010 12:20:03 PDT

Pictures: Monday's Qantas 747 uncontained engine failure after return to SFO (Flightglobal) http://bit.ly/8XeGjW #aviation
Wed 1-Sep-2010 11:43:05 PDT

RT @AOPA: Hurricane preparations include protecting aircraft http://ow.ly/18OTlg #aviation
Wed 1-Sep-2010 11:33:38 PDT

RT @FunFlying: Our "Gunpoint-at-the-Airport" Ordeal and the learning opportunity it presents: http://bit.ly/bfBD1y #aviation #N50545
Wed 1-Sep-2010 11:22:58 PDT

Problems w/ Twitter sw? "Why Does ‘Twitter API’ Keep Asking for My Password?" (Wired) http://bit.ly/cRHARw #oauthcalypse
Tue 31-Aug-2010 16:57:28 PDT

Twitter Turns to OAuth for Application Authentication (eWeek) http://bit.ly/9FvB2s #oauthcalypse
Tue 31-Aug-2010 16:51:46 PDT

RT @csf_spaceflight: CSF Congratulates Initial Winning Launch Providers in NASA’s CRuSR Suborbital Program http://is.gd/eMyUH #newspace
Mon 30-Aug-2010 22:04:56 PDT

NASA awards suborbital space launch contracts to @MastenSpace and Armadillo http://bit.ly/cHTXTy by @b0yle #newspace
Mon 30-Aug-2010 22:01:55 PDT

AOPA: King Schools owners mistakenly detained, AOPA president outraged http://bit.ly/cP6V8Z #aviation
Mon 30-Aug-2010 21:44:20 PDT

RT @Stratofox_Team: Stratofox tracking K6RPT-14 balloon, APRS map: http://is.gd/eLuKK
Mon 30-Aug-2010 08:21:04 PDT

I propose Apr 13 as Asteroid Impact Awareness Day - when Apophis crosses Earth orbit each year #BadUniverse #astronomy
Sun 29-Aug-2010 20:36:31 PDT

I watched and enjoyed @BadAstronomer's #BadUniverse pilot episode on @Discovery - make more! #astronomy
Sun 29-Aug-2010 20:28:38 PDT

pilot episode "Asteroid Apocalypse" of @BadAstronomer's Bad Universe tonight, good reviews http://bit.ly/bx8z5L #astronomy
Sun 29-Aug-2010 14:00:27 PDT

NASA Global Hawk aerial pic of Tropical Depression Frank (Pacific) http://twitpic.com/2j4802 #aviation via @BadAstronomer
Sat 28-Aug-2010 16:18:34 PDT

Bloomberg article tries to describe benefits of airlines using RNAV instrument approaches http://is.gd/eIQCd #aviation
Sat 28-Aug-2010 14:59:51 PDT

Ventura County/Oxnard Airport working to get Horizon Air flights to San Jose, VCStar: http://is.gd/eHYSy #aviation
Sat 28-Aug-2010 01:35:01 PDT

some Garmin Nuvi GPSs recalled, battery glitch could catch fire http://bit.ly/cUZD3z #gps
Fri 27-Aug-2010 22:52:33 PDT

RT @aviationblogs: Arizona Board Dismisses Flight School Regulation Claim http://f.ast.ly/SDTNE
Fri 27-Aug-2010 22:48:44 PDT

with Mexicana flight suspension, Guadalajara route from SJC still served by Volaris Airlines http://is.gd/eHE3u #aviation
Fri 27-Aug-2010 20:02:12 PDT

Mexicana suspends all flights "until further notice" http://is.gd/eHDMv effect of its bankruptcy #aviation
Fri 27-Aug-2010 19:56:59 PDT

RT @MaxTrescott: FAA fines air ambulance $30K for use of the word "our" helicopter http://bit.ly/acWzS7 $10K per letter!
Fri 27-Aug-2010 11:54:42 PDT

RT @BoeingAirplanes: We expect delivery of 1st #787 in middle of 1st quarter 2011 http://bit.ly/aKY9Lh #aviation #787EIS
Fri 27-Aug-2010 01:20:55 PDT

RR engine issue tips the scale: RT @flightblogger: Boeing confirms 787 slip to mid-1Q2011 http://bit.ly/cxaNbW #aviation
Fri 27-Aug-2010 01:16:46 PDT

for amount of buzz NASA made over Kepler exoplanet announcement today, should have had results like Europeans' #astronomy
Thu 26-Aug-2010 16:26:42 PDT

Europeans discover exoplanet 1.4x size of Earth, 100 light yrs away http://is.gd/eFIwv #astronomy
Thu 26-Aug-2010 16:24:41 PDT

rocket video at Black Rock Desert NV shot in July w/ N1 Android phone http://bit.ly/cNFxu6 #hpr #rocketry
Thu 26-Aug-2010 12:59:48 PDT

Kepler finds pair of exoplanets in resonant orbits, @NASA: http://is.gd/eFn98 MSNBC/@b0yle: http://is.gd/eFncm #astronomy
Thu 26-Aug-2010 12:11:54 PDT

SJ Merc: San Jose has fifth most reported laser strikes on planes http://is.gd/eE0qZ #aviation
Wed 25-Aug-2010 19:21:06 PDT

FYI: I tweet aviation/rockets/space as @ikluft, software/tech/radio as @KO6YQ http://ian.kluft.com/social-networks.html
Wed 25-Aug-2010 18:37:06 PDT

Thx @HamTwits for updating my list entry. For my new followers: if you're looking for Ham Radio & Tech, moved those tweets to my @KO6YQ acct
Wed 25-Aug-2010 18:34:38 PDT

Blue skies to @WIpilot + @WisLadyPilot of Oshkosh: Thurs is 3rd flight in series to visit all WI counties by air #aviation
Wed 25-Aug-2010 15:27:49 PDT

philly.com: infuriating search at Philadelphia Airport http://bit.ly/9lDgrO #aviation #TSAfail
Wed 25-Aug-2010 12:00:23 PDT

Had no problem seeing space station go by even w/ city lights around me, big solar panels reflect lots of sunlight #astronomy
Tue 24-Aug-2010 21:14:57 PDT

Watching Int'l Space Station (ISS) cross San Jose sky like a moving star #astronomy
Tue 24-Aug-2010 21:09:14 PDT

ISS visible pass over Silicon Valley tonight 9:06PM SW 9:09 overhead 9:11 NE http://is.gd/eBSQD #astronomy via @n3ckf
Tue 24-Aug-2010 18:49:50 PDT

Who's afraid of flying? Why aren't you 10x as afraid riding in a car? Next time you worry, ask a pilot about it. #aviation
Tue 24-Aug-2010 18:41:57 PDT

US pilots reminder: 9/30 ATC clearance "position and hold" becomes "line up and wait", AOPA: http://is.gd/eBOZ9 #aviation
Tue 24-Aug-2010 18:16:01 PDT

WhiteKnightTwo gear incident of Aug 19 termed "minor" (AOPA) http://is.gd/eBO7z #aviation #newspace
Tue 24-Aug-2010 18:06:49 PDT