Rotor and Tailplane

Well I signed up for a Lear 35 Type rating with 55 Differences. This meant that I was required to submit my fingerprints to the TSA. Having paid my $130 I was provided a list of participating faciltities that would happily fingerprint me as well as having the choice of attending local law enforcement establishments. The difference between attending a sherriffs office or an independent facility is of course, cost; the sherriff charges $15 and the independents charge $100. However the independents take your prints electronically while the sherriff uses old fashioned ink and card. At the sherriffs you have to provide the cards. Well I opted for the independents and chose Jetblue's facilty. As you would expect from Jetblue they were very professional and efficient. In and out of the door in less than 30 minutes; most of the time spent filling out paper work. So my prints are yet with another agency as well as DHS, CBP, FBI etc. It is a shame that these government agencies can't

Like all bloggers before me I have to start somewhere. From this, I hope, that you can guess that this is my somewhere. I would like to say that I am not asking for forgiveness and patience, but I clearly am. My intentions are to blog about my helicopter and fixed wing activities; hopefully pass on any knowledge that I gain; lead people to interesting, relevant articles and sites. The blog will evolve and thus I do not guarantee that the content will follow a clear course. Instead it is likely to resemble IMC conditions from the take off and remain in uncontrolled airspace until either a safe or unsafe landing. From the start please accept that there will be spelling and grammatical errors; be patient! Well let start my research and all the best to all you readers - i.e. my wife and loving pets.