The color for nav lights was established long before the first flight.
Questions from the Cockpit: A high-flying highball
When you mix alcohol and altitude it’s a high-flying time.
Questions from the Cockpit: Debunking left seat myths
There must be a logical reason the PIC seats in the left seat, right?
Questions from the Cockpit: The Mile-High Club
The headline in the tabloid press was: “Aerial Petting Ends in Wetting.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Parlez vous aileron?
It was the French who first deployed them in real world use in 1871, on an unmanned glider, and later were the first to use them on a powered aircraft — so I guess it’s only fair that they should get to name them.
Red Bull Air Racing: Reality vs. TV
Which is better? Watching a Red Bull Air Race at home or in person?
A spaced-out Ercoupe adventure
Bad weather didn’t dampen spirits at the Ercoupe Owners Club national fly-in, which featured the rare opportunity for pilots to land at Spaceport America in the middle of the New Mexico desert.
Air Racing from the Sidelines: The rest of the (engine) story
Dispatch from Jose’s Bar and Grill on Route 66: Iconic radio broadcaster Paul Harvey was famous for his “The Rest of the Story” reports, which dug deeper into headline stories or found little known and forgotten gems of modern history. He liked to end the broadcast segment, which reached 24 million people on 1,200 radio stations, […]
Air Racing’s Royal Flush
Some people say air racing is dead. I say those folks aren’t playing with a full deck. Not only is the game of air racing alive and well, this year I was dealt a royal flush, and won a huge pot of fun. The Ace of Hearts A handful of ace aerobatic pilots from around […]