In July’s column we took a look at why captains sit in the left-hand seat, which ended up generating a lot of reader speculation that it might have had something to do with right-of-way rules, which in turn generated a lot of requests that we look at the origins of today’s right of way rules. […]
Pilot Perspectives: Piloting a Pietenpol
“I love this machine as much as I can love an inanimate object.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Light up the night
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.