About Me

This blog is developed with paper ^® and a blue ink fountain pen. I do aspire to a laptop and a beautiful wireless network connection but at the moment low-tech is just fine for drafts.

I'm currently employed as a database administrator but, being an ENFP, it's a pays-the-bills affair. After college my first job was with Gateway Computers in technical support. I had studied Advanced Materials at post-graduate level after a degree in Applied Physics. I suppose if you can get your head around quantum mechanics, reinstalling Windows is a walk in the park.

Why Blog? I've just completed a diploma in Public Relations and my writing lecturers, both with editorial careers, both said that I really should be writing. Blogging allows me to write in short snatches and requires me to do it frequently. I like the technology too.

I live in Dublin with my girlfriend, a mini and far too many aviation magazines. I'm an occasional surfer.

About BUMPF

A shortened version of the mnemonic that pilots use to remember what to check before lining up on approach to land

Brakes, off.
Undercarriage, down and locked.
Mixture, rich.
Propellor pitch, fine.
Fuel, sufficient for overshoot.

There is more but BUMPFBCGH just doesn't work as well as BUMPF !