Comments for Doug Boutwell

Comment on Wings! by Kim Rily

Kim Rily — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:34:07 +0000

I have such respect and also envy for you!

My dad has been a pilot since before I was born. One of the things on my “bucket list” is to go flying with him, with me at the controls. My dad has hundreds of stories of that old pilot– they really do like to make you sweat and see what you will do in a pressure situation. He had stories like that when he switched from USAF to commercial airlines at age 50!

Comment on Doug Boutwell: Photographer Of Shoes by admin

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:16:18 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on Doug Boutwell: Photographer Of Shoes by fer juaristi

fer juaristi — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:07:40 +0000

dude, this series really rocks!

Comment on Wings! by Michael Corsentino

Michael Corsentino — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:11:27 +0000

Right on Bro! Way to go. You’ve earned you’re wings ;-)

Comment on My Desk Today by R. J. Kern

R. J. Kern — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:49:35 +0000

Doug, this was among the most refreshing thing I read today. I’ve been (self-professed) procrastinating between finishing my home office space because of the lingering question: does it reflect me or reflect a potential place to sell product to benefit the business? I’ve always leaned toward the former, but you sealed the deal. Thank you for sharing a snapshot of your life.

Comment on My Desk Today by Casey Chappell

Casey Chappell — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:49:02 +0000

Reading this really helped me today… in fact it downright blessed me. I struggle thinking I can’t do it all and be good at it all. (mommy, wife, photographer, web savvy, friend, etc…) But just seeing your desk makes me sigh and breathe and say the life of the artist is just like this at times… most times for me. I live on the outside… meaning my brain makes a poor file cabinet so thus things like post its and piles of CF cards help make me keep things fresh in my mind. So, again thanks for this glimpse into the reality of your everyday life.

Comment on Wings! by admin

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:34:22 +0000

Scott – totally! I suppose I could be into yachting or cocaine… coke might be a break-even scenario, though :)

Comment on Wings! by scott williams

scott williams — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:26:28 +0000

Congrats Doug.

I actually got all the way through my Commercial Multi IFR, so I know exactly how you felt, those testers are like psychics and seem to know the exact question to ask that you have no idea what the answer is.

Happy flying.

P.S. Quite the achievement to have found the only other pastime more expensive than photography! ;)

Comment on Wings! by admin

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:55:01 +0000

@ Margaret –
Hah! I did a similarly stupid thing… The DPE did a simulated electrical failure, and I knew that in a 172 you probably shouldn’t lower your flaps to land with a sketchy electrical system, since in a go-around you might not be able to get them back up. I put them down anyway. Right about to flare for landing he says “go around,” and then hold the flaps down at 30 deg. It was a cool-ish morning at 1400′ MSL, so we made it out with 30 deg just fine, but he did hammer the point home that if I was at Big Bear in the summer, me and my family would all be in the lake. I knew better, and just didn’t connect all the dots on checkride day!

Comment on Wings! by Margaret Bryant

Margaret Bryant — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:05:13 +0000

Congratulations! On my check ride he asked me to pick out a place on the sectional and to fly him there. Even though I picked the practice area, a place I had been to many, many times, I got lost! Nerves will do that to you!