David Dale, Author at Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/author/david-dale/ Aviation News and History From An Informed Perspective Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:28:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://avgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-avgeekerylarge1-32x32.jpg David Dale, Author at Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/author/david-dale/ 32 32 104229628 Sun n’ Fun: You Are Cleared for a PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH-Not a Flyover https://avgeekery.com/sun-n-fun-you-are-cleared-for-a-practice-instrument-approach-not-a-flyover/ Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:28:40 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34632 Lakeland Tower: “SPAR 28, you are cleared for a Practice Instrument Approach to Runway 05, Circle to Runway 09, cleared for the Option.” SPAR 28: “Roger. SPAR 28 is cleared…

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]]> 34632 B-52 BUFF Stories: Distractions Can Be Deady https://avgeekery.com/b-52-buff-stories-distractions-can-be-deady/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:49:14 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34293 That One Time When a Distraction with a Dignitary Led to Almost Flying into Cumulus Granite. Our month of European flying during Operation Busy Brewer included showcasing the B-52 to…

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]]> 34293 Dual FMC Failure and Smoke in the Galley: CRM 101 https://avgeekery.com/dual-fmc-failure-and-smoke-in-the-galley-crm-101/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:33:38 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34193 With smoke billowing in the galley and a dual FMC failure on our brand new C-37A (G-V), our crew was surely in the running for the Mackay Trophy for outstanding…

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]]> 34193 Where Were You When the Space Shuttle Challenger Exploded? https://avgeekery.com/where-were-you-when-the-space-shuttle-challenger-exploded/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:19:16 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34084 Castle AFB, CA The B-52 low-level missions were exhilarating, requiring intense concentration from all six crewmembers for almost an hour and a half. Each of the three bombing runs started…

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]]> 34084 “Are You Getting In Or Not?” https://avgeekery.com/are-you-getting-in-or-not/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:41:54 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34007 My Hot Air Balloon Adventure As we strolled through Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) this week my copilot asked, “Have you ever attended the famous balloon festival in Albuquerque?” I hadn’t, but…

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]]> 34007 My First Night Of Desert Storm https://avgeekery.com/my-first-night-of-desert-storm/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 03:17:01 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33967 Our time in the desert took place before cell phones, the internet, or email. I wrote and received a lot of letters, most to and from friends and family in…

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]]> 33967 The Time I Got My Dream Job Offer In Flight https://avgeekery.com/the-time-i-got-my-dream-job-offer-in-flight/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:11:04 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33766 Highs And Lows Of An Air Force DV Mission On April 14, 2004, I set out for my final overseas trip of my Air Force career in a C-37, a gleaming Gulfstream…

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]]> 33766 T-38 IP: “Did You Bring Your Water Bottle?” https://avgeekery.com/t-38-ip-did-you-bring-your-water-bottle/ Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:44:41 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33430 Back when I fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the books! During my T-38 flight training one of my instructors was a former A-10 fighter pilot that…

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]]> 33430 Flying The General Through A Snowstorm https://avgeekery.com/flying-the-general-through-a-snowstorm/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:47:34 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33419 “Thanks For Keeping Me Safe” Retired Air Force pilot David Dale recently wrote a book called “Ready for Takeoff”. We at Avgeekery are proud to share an excerpt from his…

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