10 Hours Later....

Actually it was more like 5 and 5 hours later. I left good ol' CR around 3pm and arrived in Kansas City close to 8pm, pretty good timing.

Didn't get to do much in KaceyMo, but I did hit up an airport bar (I crashed at Extended Stay near KCI) called "The Final Approach". Alcohol and Aviation...you know it's probably owned by an ex-pilot or something.

While at the bar, I'm downing a Boulevard (Midwestern wheat beer), when I hear the dude next to me mention being a pilot for Continental. I tell him about my gig and he tells me what controllers do to piss them off, and I give the tower side of the story. There was another pilot there who could relate to all the silly stuff those VFR clowns do, it was cool to hear what they had to say tho...

At 6AM I'm up (can't sleep on a cardboard bed with a sheet on it), and I try to get some hood tunes in on the Jetta and my ghetto sound system (tape adapter) refuses to work. So yours truly endured 5 long hours of Kansas scenery and silence/static..and LIVED. I'm the self-proclaimed Kansas Turnpike Champion.

I like my spot here in OKC, waaaaaay better than the one I had last year (Meridian Mansions aka Roach Motel). I'll keep y'all informed.

Happy Trails....and Tweets

Morning folks...

Today will be spent tying up loose ends here in Cedar Rapids, but later this evening I'll be taking the 2nd Most Boring Road Trip ever back to OKC, the scene of my first great FAA victory. I'm gonna be tweeting some things along the way @ http://twitter.com/towernupe

Until then, enjoy this "Moment of Zen"

Time keeps on tickin', tickin....

Into the future...


*blows dust off keyboard*

It's been awhile, so I'll hit the fast forward button for those who accidentally surf here. I certified on Local Control about a month ago (I tell folks when to land, turn and takeoff......with hundreds of people on board).

Iowa FINALLY discovered summertime

Kobe FINALLY got a Shaq-free ring

...and I'm FINALLY over my fear of local control....for now.

More later..

Did you miss me?

Sorry people...(all 5 of you).

I've been sorting out my new life here in Iowa for the past 5 months, navigating my way through a new city, new culture, new job, new everything. I haven't updated this thing too often, because as a Federal employee...BIG BROTHER is always looming in the background. I'll give you all some shorthand on what's happening.

In November, I certified on GC/FD/CD, which was a monumental achievement, seening as how I had to unlearn everything I learned in OKC. Right now, I'm currently learning the fine art of local control (actually guiding pilots to my airport). MY AIRPORT.