Category Archives: Fort Worth

Test Flight

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Rick Matus

Usually I have some destination in mind before I depart on a flight, which is pretty much required for proper flight planning, but today I took off with only the objective of testing my headsets. Along the way I ended … Continue reading →

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Drive by customer service

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Rick Matus

I wrote previously about my poor experience with AT&T customer service. Maybe this is some sort of weird retribution, but AT&T has managed to top that experience with something even worse. They are now providing poor customer service even when … Continue reading →

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Justice Served

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Rick Matus

I posted earlier about a break-in at my home over the holidays. A lot of electronics and flying gear were stolen, and I figured they were gone forever. However, I got a call from a detective at the Fort Worth … Continue reading →

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The Best Laid Plans…

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Rick Matus

Flying from Fort Worth to Texas A&M for a basketball game combines two things I really enjoy: flying and watching Aggie sports. The weather last weekend was beautiful, one of the club’s planes was available, and A&M was playing Oklahoma … Continue reading →

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Lake Worth Rising

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rick Matus

The Dallas-Fort Worth area has received 4.27 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. That is a record 24-hour rainfall for the month of January, and it has caused record flooding as well. Lake Worth has been a few … Continue reading →

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IFR Flight – College Station to Fort Worth

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rick Matus

I flew from Easterwood airport in College Station, Texas to Meacham airport in Fort Worth, Texas yesterday. There was a fairly low overcast ceiling at both airports at the time I wanted to leave, so an instrument flight rules (IFR) … Continue reading →

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Webinar or live meeting?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Rick Matus

I attended two aviation-related events the past two days. On Tuesday evening I attended a webinar, Abnormal Procedures for General Aviation, hosted by the FAA FAAST team and conducted by flight instructor Gene Benson. Tonight (Wednesday), I attended a seminar … Continue reading →

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Customer Service

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Rick Matus

I went out of town between Christmas and New Year’s and my house was vacant. At some point during that vacancy burglars broke a window in my house, entered, and removed a television, home theater system, iMac computer, Dell Latitude … Continue reading →

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New Aviation Exhibit Coming to Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Rick Matus

A new exhibit, “Ascent… When Dreams Defy Gravity,” is coming to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History beginning on May 28th. It highlights the place of North Texas in aviation history. I’m not sure everything they will include … Continue reading →

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Blue Angels at Fort Worth

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Rick Matus

As I posted previously, the Blue Angels were at NAS Fort Worth JRB this weekend for Air Power Expo 2011. It was a beautiful day for an air show, if a bit windy. Don’t know where Blue Angel #4 was … Continue reading →

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