Comments on: Use your smarts, get current charts http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm Flight Training Questions Answered Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:02:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jaap de Moor http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1391 Jaap de Moor Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:54:03 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1391 I was a Dutch aircraft carrier pilot in the sixties. We still had the WW 2 Dilbert posters on the squadron walls. I am currently writing articles about this carrier. There was one particularly interesting drawing, describing what almost happened to me one day in the Carebean in '64! A puzzled Dilbert flying over an empty sea, empty except for two jumping fishes. They wonder: " Haven't seen a carrier all day!!" If you would be able to find that particular one, or any other carrier related poster I would very thankful if you could mail me one, or two perhaps? I was a Dutch aircraft carrier pilot in the sixties.
We still had the WW 2 Dilbert posters on the squadron walls.
I am currently writing articles about this carrier.
There was one particularly interesting drawing, describing what almost
happened to me one day in the Carebean in ‘64!
A puzzled Dilbert flying over an empty sea, empty except for two jumping
fishes. They wonder: ” Haven’t seen a carrier all day!!”

If you would be able to find that particular one, or any other carrier related
poster I would very thankful if you could mail me one, or two perhaps?

]]> By: Paul http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1376 Paul Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:38:41 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1376 Glad you guys are enjoying them. Finding more illustrations and documenting them has turned into a part-time job over the last few weeks. I have nearly 100 of them scanned in right now. I have also tracked down more of Osborn's aviation work including some books like "Dilbert - how not to fly" "Safe to Solo" and "Best of Gramps" Robert Osborn was really an amazing artist who was passionate about all things aviation. Stay tuned for more info. Glad you guys are enjoying them. Finding more illustrations and documenting them has turned into a part-time job over the last few weeks. I have nearly 100 of them scanned in right now. I have also tracked down more of Osborn’s aviation work including some books like “Dilbert – how not to fly” “Safe to Solo” and “Best of Gramps” Robert Osborn was really an amazing artist who was passionate about all things aviation. Stay tuned for more info.

]]> By: Todd http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1368 Todd Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:40:37 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1368 I love these. Please do post more of them! I love these. Please do post more of them!

]]> By: Jason100871 http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1357 Jason100871 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:40:10 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1357 Robert C. Osborn also illustrated for Navy training division during WW2 drawing Dilbert the Pilot and Spoiler the Mechanic. Over 1000 posters, I've seen poster #964 in Dilbert and only #244 in Spoiler. He also drew for Grampaw Pettibone. Robert C. Osborn also illustrated for Navy training division during WW2 drawing Dilbert the Pilot and Spoiler the Mechanic. Over 1000 posters, I’ve seen poster #964 in Dilbert and only #244 in Spoiler. He also drew for Grampaw Pettibone.

]]> By: Best of the Web — Golf Hotel Whiskey http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1327 Best of the Web — Golf Hotel Whiskey Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:08:11 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1327 [...] Check, Could Mean an Inflight Wreck. On an interesting note, Paul who is the blogger behind the Ask a Flight Instructor blog, recently purchased 78 old copies of “FAA Aviation News” from the 1970s on eBay and while [...] [...] Check, Could Mean an Inflight Wreck. On an interesting note, Paul who is the blogger behind the Ask a Flight Instructor blog, recently purchased 78 old copies of “FAA Aviation News” from the 1970s on eBay and while [...]

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1311 Sylvia Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:16:14 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1311 These are wonderful! These are wonderful!

]]> By: Burny http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1306 Burny Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:48:27 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1306 Great work, PLEASE, keep them coming. Great work, PLEASE, keep them coming.

]]> By: Paul http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1304 Paul Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:05:39 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1304 Hey, that's not a bad idea Melissa. Glad you liked them. Hey, that’s not a bad idea Melissa. Glad you liked them.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1303 Melissa Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1303 I think they're great. And amazingly still relevant. If I had a flight school I'd see about blowing them up and using them as framed prints around the school. Thank you for sharing these with us! I think they’re great. And amazingly still relevant. If I had a flight school I’d see about blowing them up and using them as framed prints around the school. Thank you for sharing these with us!

]]> By: Paul http://www.askacfi.com/1394/use-your-smarts-get-current-charts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1302 Paul Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:33:10 +0000 http://www.askacfi.com/?p=1394#comment-1302 Glad you are enjoying them. After I posted this late last night, I scanned in about 30 more and I totally agree with Curdle1. These are still VERY applicable to flying today. I guess that really shouldn't come as a surprise because statistics show that in general, pilots are still ruining perfectly good airplanes for the same reasons they always have...poor judgment. These cartoons, although simple, really hit home in a humorous way the importance of good aeronautical decision making skills. Glad you like them. I'll put up some more this weekend. Paul. Glad you are enjoying them. After I posted this late last night, I scanned in about 30 more and I totally agree with Curdle1. These are still VERY applicable to flying today. I guess that really shouldn’t come as a surprise because statistics show that in general, pilots are still ruining perfectly good airplanes for the same reasons they always have…poor judgment. These cartoons, although simple, really hit home in a humorous way the importance of good aeronautical decision making skills. Glad you like them. I’ll put up some more this weekend.

Paul.

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