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Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 (by Sean Stiegemeier)

May 21, 2010, 10:19pm

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American Makeover Episode 1: SPRAWLANTA (via 1standMain)

May 13, 2010, 5:24pm

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April 23, 2010, 9:32am

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April 22, 2010, 6:42pm

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2,300 mph

A Cold War-era SR-71 pilot recounts what it’s like to fly the fastest plane ever built:

One day, high above Arizona , we were monitoring the radio traffic of all the mortal airplanes below us. First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers to check his ground speed. ‘Ninety knots,’ ATC replied. A twin Bonanza soon made the same request. ‘One-twenty on the ground,’ was the reply. To our surprise, a navy F-18 came over the radio with a ground speed check. I knew exactly what he was doing. Of course, he had a ground speed indicator in his cockpit, but he wanted to let all the bug-smashers in the valley know what real speed was ‘Dusty 52, we show you at 620 on the ground,’ ATC responded. The situation was too ripe. I heard the click of Walter’s mike button in the rear seat. In his most innocent voice, Walter startled the controller by asking for a ground speed check from 81,000 feet, clearly above controlled airspace. In a cool, professional voice, the controller replied, ’ Aspen 20, I show you at 1,982 knots on the ground.’ We did not hear another transmis sion on that frequency all the way to the coast.

April 07, 2010, 5:57pm

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February 23, 2010, 12:52am

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update your bookmarks (all 5 of you): yesterday i changed my tumblr url to http://samwithans.tumblr.com (from the venerable 5am5pence.tumblr.com). as always, you can always reach this page at samuelspence.com

February 17, 2010, 10:07am

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