Author Archives: halbryan

A Shiny New Object

Posted on July 8, 2007 by halbryan

Today, 7-8-07, Boeing rolled out the 787, their first all-new airliner since the 1994 introduction of the 777. Boasting a 20% increase in fuel economy, a 65% increase in passenger window size, and a 400% increase in internal humidity (no, … Continue reading →

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A Delicate Sound of Blue Thunder

Posted on June 27, 2007 by halbryan

Have I no shame? Actually, I do, but I’m about to squander the last of it away like Jack giving away his cow, without even some magic beans, much less their subsequent beanstalk, to show for it. I collect DVDs, and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Egocentric | 20 Comments

Inattention to Detail

Posted on June 12, 2007 by halbryan

Is unlike me. Details are really all I have. In the second episode of one of my personal favorite television shows of all time, Futurama, characters in the year 3000 rediscover the original Apollo 11 lunar landing site while visiting … Continue reading →

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If You’d Like to Learn More About Finland …

Posted on June 11, 2007 by halbryan

Why not ring Mr. Griffith, of Hemel Hempstead? However, if you’d prefer to learn more about my recent trip to Canada, have a look at my latest piece on the FSInsider website, right there on the Internets.

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Happy 30th, Apple II

Posted on June 7, 2007 by halbryan

My friends (and bonus extra family) the Flints were early adopters of the idea of being early adopters. Among the many ways they changed my life when I was wee, in addition to showing me the first VCR I’d ever … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, Back in the Present

Posted on June 1, 2007 by halbryan

Last week, I spent several days in 1941, flying the aircraft that were the backbone of Canada’s British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. At more than 230 sites, "the Plan" trained 131,553 aircrew from four nations. Had this not all taken … Continue reading →

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Going Solo

Posted on May 22, 2007 by halbryan

Regular readers and astute photo album perusers will recognize my ongoing love affair with old airplanes, in particular, the de Havilland Tiger Moth. This is not the story about how, after more than thirty years of wanting, I found my … Continue reading →

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Another Hero, Gone

Posted on May 3, 2007 by halbryan

It was just a month ago that I had the exceedingly rare pleasure of shaking hands with Mercury/Gemini/Apollo astronaut Wally Schirra, and I’ve just learned that he passed away last night at age 84. He lived a remarkable life, to … Continue reading →

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I Read the News Today … Oh Boy!

Posted on April 24, 2007 by halbryan

While I’m still not entirely sure how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall (or even how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Brand Tootsie Pop), I do know this: the … Continue reading →

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A Blue Angel Gone West

Posted on April 21, 2007 by halbryan

Photo Courtesy of the Aero-News Network With all of the tragedies in the news of late, the loss of something so stalwart, so seemingly indestructible as a Blue Angel seems somehow unusually poignant. As of this writing, the Navy hasn’t … Continue reading →

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