flying

Feb 26th

Harold Gatty – The Navigator’s Navigator

Photo of Harold Gatty renoun navigator from the early days of aviation. He also produced a survival manual for sailors to help them find their way home if their ship sank. Amazing man.

I’m such a sucker for the story behind the story. Yes Wiley Post was the first #pilot to fly around the world in only eight days. But the reason he pulled this off was because of his #navigator, Harold Gatty. Gatty was almost killed on the flight, but more on that in a bit. Harold […]

Feb 18th

Researching Wiley Post

I’m indulging one of my passions from my misspent childhood: binging on #biographies of #aviation and automotive pioneers and #dare-devils. There are so many interesting and quirky men—and women—from this age that it’s captivating reading. Right now, I’m brushing up on my knowledge of Wiley Post, the record-breaking (cliche alert) “one-eyed pilot from Oklahoma.” He […]