The Atlantic online edition has an interesting article about the role that Bangor, Maine’s airport is playing in helping with unruly passengers.  Their geographical location provides them with a somewhat unique opportunity and they are capitalizing on it.  Essentially, they have assembled a “quick turn-around” system for airline flights that have to land in case an unruly passenger is causing problems.  With little traffic at the airport, problem passengers can be taken care of in as little as an hour.

Read more here.

If your significant other is not as into aviation as you are, then maybe they enjoy music and you can use this to your advantage. The Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, near Macon, Georgia is hosting a concert series at the museum in September. The concerts will be performed by the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. The band has a rock group, called Reserve Generation, a jazz ensemble, called Blue Notes, and a Celtic group called Southern Aire. Each group will perform on consecutive Tuesdays in September, in that order, starting on September 12. The last concert will be October 3, and will consist of Broadway and Hollywood tunes.

I last visited the museum in 1995 when I was working for Georgia Tech Research Institute on a military contract. We took advantage of some free time to shoot over to the museum for a couple of hours. I actually visited the museum in the early 80s, when my dad was stationed at Robins AFB while in the Air Force. He actually finished his 20 year Air Force career there in 1985. We lived about a 45 minute drive south of the base “out in the country” between Hawkinsville and Eastman Georgia.

The museum has a great assortment of aircraft, including none other than the SR-71 Blackbird.

You can find out more about the museum at their website.