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A pilot on his first solo flight might be facing federal charges after virtually shutting down Indianapolis International Airport until he as told to land. 3 flights were held until he was safely on the ground.

One often hears stories about pilots getting lost on their first solo flight but this is a pretty memorable one. The 69 year-old pilot thought he was at the Purdue University Airport, about 50 miles away rather than the large commercial airport.

He was not arrested on the site and it is unclear if he made it home safely. Hopefully he will and his CFI will spend a great deal more time with him on navigation.

Wow! Of course, they claim this is only a prototype and that it might not go into production but this is one sexy beast.

Ran across a great series of quotes about the power of positive thinking on Chris Garrett's New Media blog and figured I'd swipe them since he swiped them from others on the Dilbert Blog:

“Whether you think you can or can’t, either way you are right.”
- Henry Ford

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
- Albert Einstein

“You create your own universe as you go along.”
- Winston Churchill

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought”
- Buddha

I know that this is off-topic but I couldn't think of a better place to put these. Getting back to aviation, I'm hopeful that this weekend I'll be able to write up my recent flight to and from Houston, all of it IFR and much more of it in IMC than I would have thought.

A friend of mine that works for one of the major airlines sent me these pictures of situations where you MUST truly trust the pilot. Click on the images to see the full-deal.