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Alaska 2012 – Part 3

August 8, 2012
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/ By tom
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Hubbard Glacier Our last full day of the cruise portion of our cruisetour was a sea day with a stop at the Hubbard Glacier. We started out by watching the approach to the glacier from our balcony. The captain first turned the starboard side toward it so we were able to get a very good […]

Alaska 2012 – Part 2

August 7, 2012
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/ By tom

Icy Strait Point Icy Strait Point at Hoonah, Alaska was our second port of call and the only tender port of the cruise. We had a whale watching trip booked so, after an early breakfast, we went to the Aurora Theater to wait for our tender group to be called. The ship was anchored close […]

Alaska 2012 – Part 1

August 6, 2012
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/ By tom
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Chicago to Vancouver On July 19th, Georgia and I left home for our second cruisetour to Alaska. Our first one was in 2006 with Carnival Cruises. This time we took a longer trip with Royal Caribbean. I can tell you that Alaska is just as spectacular the second time around as it is the first. […]

Brookfield Zoo

June 19, 2012
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/ By tom

Georgia and I have been to several nearby zoos in the last couple years but it has been a long time since we visited Brookfield Zoo right here in Chicago. We decided it was time for a return trip on Sunday. The zoo is constantly changing so there is always something new. We started out […]

Great Lakes Road Trip

June 6, 2012
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/ By tom
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My Aunt Juanita celebrated her 80th birthday in Eau Claire, Wisconsin over Memorial Day weekend. Georgia and I decided to extend our trip by coming home to Chicago the long way – through the Upper Peninsula then down through lower Michigan and Indiana. We left on Friday, May 25th, and spent the first night in […]

Garmin Pilot

April 1, 2012
/ flying
/ By tom
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Garmin has fleshed out its Pilot MyCast app with more features and made the interface much more like the GTN portable and G5000 panel mount touchscreen products. The app is now called Garmin Pilot. “The new design,” said Garmin’s Ben Kowalski, “follows through on our commitment to give our customers a consistent experience across Garmin’s […]

Anywhere Map Now an APP

March 30, 2012
/ flying
/ By tom

I have been waiting for this one! I have been watching the Anywhere Map web site for a long time and was impressed with the software part of their tools but didn’t like the idea of buying yet another piece of hardware. When the iPad came out I expected Anywhere Map to be an early […]

Portable In-Flight Weather for ForeFlight

March 27, 2012
/ flying
/ By tom

Sporty’s, Foreflight and Appareo have collaborated to bring portable ADS-B weather to the cockpit. The Stratus ADS-B reciever and wi-fi hotspot will display NEXRAD radar, text weather, TFRs and GPS position and more (but no traffic since this is ADS-B in only) on multiple iPads running Foreflight.

Report compares glass, analog panel safety

March 7, 2012
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/ By tom
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Report compares glass, analog panel safety The report came to the conclusion that glass is no safer than steam and might even be more dangerous. I wonder how much of the higher accident rate should be attributed to the glass panel itself and how much to poor training? I feel that we get a lot […]

Wisconsin Dells Condo

February 29, 2012
/ travel
/ By tom

Georgia and I drove up to Wisconsin Dells after the snow ended on Friday. Instead of our usual hotel room, this time we booked a one bedroom condo at The Caribbean Club Resort for three days. The condo was right on frozen over Lake Delton so would also be a great place to stay in […]

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