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Ben Sclair

It’s obvious…or is it?

By Ben Sclair · June 16, 2022 ·

Isn’t it interesting that we’re all speaking the same language and yet we are struggling to understand one another?

Thank you and Godspeed Mom

By Ben Sclair · May 30, 2022 ·

But one thing you never forgot and were never confused by was vanilla ice cream.

The plane he’s always wanted

By Ben Sclair · May 15, 2022 ·

“If you have to put a battery charger on it, I don’t want to own it,” said Ryan. His airplane is meant to be flown — not be a show piece.

Permission or forgiveness?

By Ben Sclair · May 2, 2022 ·

I sought permission and was denied. And that’s where my adventure ended.

Three people, three unique paths to a common destination

By Ben Sclair · May 1, 2022 ·

There is no one correct path to aviation. For those of us on the inside, be sure to keep the path you took in good repair. Someone may be following in your footsteps.

Always be exploring

By Ben Sclair · April 28, 2022 ·

Ruts are easy to fall into, and can be tough to get out of. All the more reason we need to keep exploring the world around us to see what we can learn.

I’ll take the turf

By Ben Sclair · April 24, 2022 ·

Pilots and the aircraft they fly are a diverse group. Some prefer concrete as far as the eye can see. Others see a few hundred feet of turf as ideal.

East Hampton played the long game

By Ben Sclair · April 21, 2022 ·

I’ve never been to East Hampton. But I have been to a few resort towns. Balancing what makes a place a resort (atmosphere) with what keeps a place a resort (money) will never be easy.

How granularly should we regulate?

By Ben Sclair · April 4, 2022 ·

Wouldn’t it be more effective it the FAA just prohibited pilots from getting “busy or distracted” while in the cockpit?

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