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Ben Sclair

Finding them a new home

By Ben Sclair · March 9, 2023 ·

Art is subjective. Finding a new home for some of my parents’ pieces is important to me.

Don’t miss, or diss, the small shows

By Ben Sclair · March 8, 2023 ·

While the big shows, like EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and SUN ‘n FUN, are on many pilot’s bucket list, the smaller regional and local air shows and fly-ins offer some great experiences.

So, how do we fix you?

By Ben Sclair · March 5, 2023 ·

That line, “So, how do we fix you?” came from long-time General Aviation News subscriber Tom Jensen. He was alluding to a line in a recent Touch & Go column: “While I am proud to be a certificated pilot, the entire year of 2022 passed without my operating any aircraft as pilot in command.” That’s what he wanted to fix. Getting me airborne.

If you find them, I don’t want them back

By Ben Sclair · February 19, 2023 ·

Today, I weigh about what I did when I started my senior year in high school. Better yet, I am down about 70 pounds from my unhealthy peak before Deb and I had our first kid. Thankfully.

An intentional column

By Ben Sclair · February 1, 2023 ·

Words matter: It wasn’t unintentionally deleted, it was mistakenly deleted.

Aviation activities featured at Waukesha JanBoree

By Ben Sclair · February 1, 2023 ·

More than 650 people attended a showing of Top Gun Maverick inside Atlantic Aviation’s hangar at Waukesha County Airport as part of JanBoree.

20 years of todays

By Ben Sclair · January 12, 2023 ·

The Recreational Aviation Foundation RAF logo

I believe the definition of “leave it better than you found it” should simply point to the Recreational Aviation Foundation.

Salem schools expand aviation program

By Ben Sclair · January 11, 2023 ·

The purchase of a building at McNary Field will serve as the home for the growing Career and Technical Education program.

Mind the learning line

By Ben Sclair · January 9, 2023 ·

You won’t be check ride ready after reading this book, but it may just jog your memory on a topic you’ve not thought of in many years or it may provide the exact jumping off point to go deep on something of interest.

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