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Author Archives: Falcon124
Minions in the Cockpit: What could possibly go wrong?
I’ve been a big fan of the Minions characters ever since I first encountered them in the original Despicable Me movie. They are insane, indestructible and hysterical characters that bumble about and create mayhem wherever they go. What’s not to … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Movies
Tagged airliner, cartoon, Despicable Me, flight attendant, Gru, insane, laugh, minions, pilot, San Francisco, zero-G
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One Hundred Years of Gyrocopters
On this day (9th January) one hundred years ago, Juan de la Cierva flew the first gyrocopter (then called an Autogiro) in Madrid, Spain. They’ve come a long way since then and we’ve had the Fairey Rotodyne and Benson Gyrocopter … Continue reading
Posted in General Information
Tagged ASRA, ATSB, autogiro, Benson, ELA, Fairey, gyrocopter, James Bond, Ken Wallis, Magni, MTO, Rotodyne, You Only Live Twice
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Presenting Two Papers at MilCIS 2017
Thanks to my article on extracting information from C2 systems that was published in Australian Defence Magazine earlier in the year, I had the opportunity to present a paper at MilCIS 2017. MilCIS is the Military Computer Information Systems conference … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Military, Published
Tagged ADF, big data, C2, force readiness, MilCIS, presentation, raaf, speaking
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Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast
UPDATE – 2023-01: Sadly, Dave Higdon passed away in 2022, leaving a hole in the aviation experience for many of us around the world. Jack & Jeb are continuing to produce episodes, often with guests to maintain the balance “3 … Continue reading
Published in the 2017 Sport Aviation Close Calls booklet
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority here in Australia (our version of the US’ FAA) prints a number of “Close Calls” stories in their various publications. The objective is to present stories where a pilot came close to an accident so … Continue reading
Posted in balloons, General Information, Published
Tagged balloon, booklet, casa, close call, dangers, low flight, power line, safety, Sport Aviation
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Presenting at the AEWG during Avalon 2017
Thanks to having my Data Access and Analytics article published in Australian Defence Magazine, I was given the opportunity to provide a short presentation on the topic at the RAAF’s Aeronautical Environment Working Group (AEWG) seminar during Avalon 2017. The … Continue reading
Posted in Air shows, General Information, Military, Published, Work
Tagged AEWG, Avalon 2017, C2, DCAF, Jericho, raaf
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The Airline Pilot Guy Podcast: The view from his side of the cockpit door
Captain Jeff Nielsen has been producing the Airline Pilot Guy podcast for over six years, not including his early episodes that were produced as the Catholic Pilot show. In addition to releasing his show as an audio podcast, Jeff also … Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts
Tagged Airline Pilot Guy, APG, Captain Jeff, Captain Nick, Doctor Steph, First Officer Dana, Miami Rick, Old.Pilot
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Data Analytics Article in Australian Defence Magazine
In February this year I had an article published about data access and analytics in Australian Defence Magazine. Focusing on Command & Control (C2) systems and the issues that must be addressed in order to access and analyse the copious … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Published, Work
Tagged ADM, analytics, Australian Defence Magazine, authorised, C2, Command & Control, data access, data analytics, data warehouse, metrics, reporting, tools., training
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