Penguin Flight

These pages describe my life in aviation, along with lots of other "goodies". You can check out my current fleet of aircraft, enter the Java Virtual Cockpit, try out the Interactive San Francisco Terminal Chart (which also uses Java), or check out some interesting aviation maxims. At the bottom of this page, you will find several good aviation links. I have a new page of very interesting sonic boom pictures and movies.

Want to learn to fly?

If you've always wanted to fly, but never thought you could, check out GA Team 2000. You can get a coupon for a $35 introductory flight lesson and lots more!

Other great resources for learning to fly are and

There are lots of great aviation web sites out there. Many of them also have lots of links to other aviation sites.

• Check out Landings.com - the self-proclaimed Busiest Aviation Hub in Cyberspace.
• is a wonderful resource. They require you to sign up, but it's free.
• The is a good place to start if you know what you're looking for.
• For everything you ever wanted to know about seaplanes, check out the Seaplane Pilots Association.
• The fastest-growing segment of general aviation is experimental aircraft, thanks to the Experimental Aircraft Association.
• The Young Eagles program is designed to get 1,000,000 children between the ages of 8 and 18 into the air by 2003, the 100th anniversary of powered flight. It is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association.
• is the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. It is an organization dedicated to promoting aviation and aviation safety. Check them out.
• Two other great organizationa are the International Aerobatic Club and the Soaring Society of America.
• Foto Search Stock Photography allows users to search from more than 15,000 aviation photographs.

Weather is an important part of flying

• AccuWeather - a great resource
• Flight Brief - aviation-only weather
• The Weather Channel
  • Aviation-specific weather
  • Check out California weather.