For those who wish drones would just go away, I believe it best to come around to understanding that drones will forever be part of our ecosystem.
Opinion
The Wilder Wildcat
During World War II, General Motors shifted gears from making cars to building warbirds.
How long to replace a carburetor on my Lycoming engine?
Estimated labor time for this replacement is about two hours.
A pervasiveness of disservice
Disservice is rampant, including in aviation. Perhaps the most glaring example is in flight instruction, where the drop-out rate hovers around 80%. A shockingly high number that would kill most industries.
Every storm cloud has a silver lining
“I honestly don’t know if he would have soloed on his 16th birthday if I hadn’t had all this extra time.”
The trials and tribulations of being a third wheel
My Cub came out of the factory as a taildragger, somewhere along the line it was converted to a tricycle gear configuration, then in 1997 it returned to its original glory as a taildragger.
Not all greases are created equal
Most of the problems stem from a belief that all grease is created equal and as long as a bearing has some sort of grease in it, it will be fine.
Barriers to entry into the cockpit
Sometimes I wonder if the engineers who design cockpits are aware that pilots aren’t born in the seat. We have to get in there somehow.
Questions from the Cockpit: A good grounding
I recall thinking we’d likely crash just fine, even without me trying.