Recent Comments
John on Is This Thing On? 
What the … | on It’s a Hoax, a Fake, a F… What the … | B… on It’s a Hoax, a Fake, a F… halbryan on It’s a Hoax, a Fake, a F… Greg Atkins on It’s a Hoax, a Fake, a F…
Author Archives: halbryan
Get Some Rest, for Tomorrow We Tear Down …
AirVenture, Day 6 Today was yet another day that didn’t seem to have a particular theme. I was only in the booth for a couple of hours, but did some very well received demos to a few of the seemingly … Continue reading
Posted in Flight Sim Centric
1 Comment
It Only Looks Like A Cop-Out
(But it wouldn’t if I had Roy’s camera. And his talent.) AirVenture, Day 5 Today’s stint on the show grounds was more of the same – to be clear, that’s a good thing. Customers came to the booth in droves … Continue reading
Posted in Fly-y, Thrilling Cities
1 Comment
A Promise is a Promise
AirVenture, Day 4.1 I said that I’d post twice today, so here I am, about to fail to put the "fun" in "perfunctory": Be sure to keep an eye on Roy’s blog as well as mine. His latest post on … Continue reading
Posted in Fly-y, Thrilling Cities
Leave a comment
Excuse Me, I Seem to Have Dropped Your Name
AirVenture, Day 4 After last night’s neuronic-jam-session of discussions, I was tired, wired, got to bed late, and slept poorly for all of two hours or so. I woke up with a nasty conversation hangover, and the whole day was … Continue reading
Posted in Egocentric, Fly-y, Thrilling Cities
1 Comment
Two Posts Tomorrow, I promise!
AirVenture, Day 3 As the title suggests, it’s late-ish, and I am absolutely drained. not so much because of the hour or the lean sleep schedule, but because of the sheer volume of communication I’ve been at the center of … Continue reading
Posted in Fly-y, Thrilling Cities
Leave a comment
P, Sure, But V and I? Who Knew?
AirVenture, Day 2. I woke up across the room, having leapt there to answer the nerve-shattering wake-up call while still asleep. The calls are automated, rung with impertinent precision by some kind of PhoneBot, so my groggy attempts at "hello", "yes, I’m up, … Continue reading
Posted in Flight Sim Centric
1 Comment
Three Thousand and Thirty Three Words
AirVenture, Day 1 I’m tired tonight, so I’ll let the pictures earn their keep. The story behind the last one may be better left to the imagination anyway.
Posted in Flight Sim Centric
1 Comment
A Quantum of Solace
AirVenture, Day 0. The booth setup today was almost eerily uneventful – most of the heavy lifting was done in advance, so all we really had to do was install a few bits of software. Even Flight Simulator X was loaded, … Continue reading
Posted in Flight Sim Centric
1 Comment
We’ve Arrived!
And to prove it, we’re here … The Super 8 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin … for one week every year, it is the second most desirable lodging in the world for pilots and aviation geeks as AirVenture begins. My flight … Continue reading
Posted in Flight Sim Centric
1 Comment
E3, Hal 0
So, I spent last week in the greater Los Angeles area to demo a sneak-peek build of the Flight Simulator X: Acceleration expansion pack at E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Reports that E3 has changed have not been exaggerated. This picture … Continue reading
Posted in Flight Sim Centric, Thrilling Cities
Leave a comment
Coincidental Floss 