Heroism in Flight

When the New York stage company Collective Unconscious took transcripts of Cockpit Voice Recorder tapes from six real-life airline emergencies and performed them on stage under the title Charlie Victor Romeo, they created a theatrical sensation and a testament to the strength and spirit of humans in crisis.

"...New York stage company Collective: Unconscious took transcripts of Cockpit Voice Recorder tapes from six real-life airline emergencies and..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Terror in the Skies in 7500

Director Patrick Vollrath on reinventing the hijacking drama

"...he wanted to make a film completely in the cockpit of a plane, and built the story of what..."

June 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Charlie Victor Romeo

In Charlie Victor Romeo, New York City theatre company Collective: Unconscious acts out in-flight catastrophes mined from actual Cockpit Voice Recorder transcripts, and it's effective beyond all hype, beyond any amount of technical chicanery enjoined to provide fright in more fabricated productions.

"...and Victor and Romeo, and together they stood for Cockpit Voice Recorder, the device whose transcripts were mined by..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Camp Mabry Open House

The traveling Viet Nam war memorial comes to town

"...to examine the body and to sit in the cockpit...."

April 28, 2014 Photo Gallery

Rapid Response

A quiet celebration of the medics who make motorsports safer

"...possibility, but part and parcel of getting in the cockpit...."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

American Made

Tom Cruise is a pilot who becomes embroiled in the Iran/Contra scandal

"...sideline smuggling Cuban cigars in the back of the cockpit. He’s content, more or less, to zoom through the..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I'm So Excited!

Pedro Almodóvar's comic romp aims sky high.

"...co-pilot, both bisexual (and actively so while in the cockpit) and downing alcohol throughout the flight. A bit of..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flight

"...airport where he has an early departure. In the cockpit, ready for another on-time takeoff (Whip’s on-time record is..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Source Code

These strangers on a train are players in a gripping science fiction roundelay.

"...it appears. Cap. Colter awakens in a dank, dark cockpit of some kind, suited up and strapped into what..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Why didn't they just name the new lezzie version of the Cockpit the Strap-On?

"...on San Jacinto, earns a better track record. The Cockpit, or CP's, as it was also known (Lightbulb! Why..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Column by Kate X Messer

Amelia

Hilary Swank stars as Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair's big-budget biopic.

"...stories, the wild animals of Africa (seen from Earhart’s cockpit) that become the belabored metaphor for her yearning for..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Gay Place

"...bar, the Chain Drive, is throwing SXS&M, and the Cockpit Club hosts ATXTREME 2008. We guarantee both to be..."

March 14, 2008 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

FunXGayXFunXSexyMusicTimes

Comin' down South? Bi? South by?

"...come to my party, MEGALOLZ (Thu., March 13, 10pm-4am, Cockpit, 113 San Jacinto). She's popping the night off for..."

March 5, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Day Trips

Marfa Gliders give visitors to West Texas a bird's-eye view of the landscape

"...Riding the wind under the Plexiglas dome of the cockpit is nothing short of exciting...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Magic of Flight

"...Angels, the flight demonstration squadron of the U.S. Navy. Cockpit shots and pilot testimonies aim for a you-are-there feel,..."

Jan. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Need Warren

"...thoughtful, compassionate, courageous, honest, responsible leaders to regain the cockpit and reverse our country’s descent into an abyss of..."

July 1, 2019 Postmarks

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...latter puts David Niven's dishy RAF pilot in the cockpit, hurtling to earth and certain death. Only he doesn't..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Fleetwood Mac Goes a New Way at Frank Erwin Center

Slow start aside, don’t dream it’s over

"...Buried behind his kit like a pilot in the cockpit, Fleetwood still set the tone. The towering 2017 SXSW..."

Feb. 11, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Day Trips: Bessie Coleman, Atlanta Historical Museum

Texas-born pioneer aviatrix is remembered in her hometown

"...Coleman of Atlanta (Texas) flew a Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" open-cockpit biplane into history. You can sit in a scale..."

May 11, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Warbird Flights

A few of the vintage airplanes still welcome passengers

"...military hardware and give airplane rides, including in an open-cockpit biplane. The unit holds its Warbird Weekend Saturday and..."

April 13, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

In the Wake of Orlando

To the entire LGBTQ community: You do matter. So much.

"...Charlies? On Fourth Street? At the departed Chances or Cockpit Club or Kiss & Fly? I, for one, will..."

June 13, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Other Notable Local VR Projects

"...Faceted FlightGet in the cockpit and enjoy the lo-fi forests and mountains. The game..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature

Searching for Austin in the Corners of Wisconsin

Local landmarks on the road to Farmageddon

"...of Austin,” noted the co-pilot, looking back from the cockpit. “Big music city.”..."

July 15, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Estate Sale Roundup: June 12-15

If you don't have a truck, shop small and stuff the trunk

"...antique mirrors; wool rugs; rustic lamps; 1939 reproduction RAF Cockpit boots; many LPs and .45's; pre-historic Cephlapods. Check back..."

June 12, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Perfect Pussy

"...beneath the wiry guitar feedback, gravel-kicking drum lurch, and cockpit voice recorder fidelity, vocalist Meredith Graves manages to project..."

March 14, 2014 Music Review by Greg Beets

A Beginner's Guide to Formula One

Debunking myths in a crash course to race weekend

"...Formula One World Champ-ionship is the pinnacle of single-seat, open-cockpit, and open-wheel auto racing. The cars must adhere to..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Hallo, Spaceboy! 'Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission' Returns to Earth

Local doc with stellar ambitions opens at Alamo

"...can watch it in the luxury of your own cockpit via Netflix, the iTunes Store, etc. (Although we highly..."

Jan. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Coulthard Revs Up Austin

Red Bull Racing icon brings the roar of F1 to the Capitol

"...sport. The Scottish driver spent 17 years in the cockpit: First as a test driver for Williams, then stepping..."

Aug. 20, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Capt. Day Trips takes the controls of a four-seater plane

"...inspection of the blue-and-white plane, we climb into the cockpit. As we taxi toward the runway, R.J. lets me..."

April 29, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum flies through the history of commercial air travel in the U.S.

"...buffs can get their thrills by peeking inside the cockpit of a Boeing jet or standing by a jet..."

July 23, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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