Excitement while flying can be good and bad.
Opinion
Ask Paul: Should I wait to start this engine until my plane is done?
“I’ve spent a lot of money on the project and don’t want to risk the new engine being ruined because of eagerness.”
A little correction goes a long way
There were three CFIs in the pattern. Two of us were doing it right. One of us was doing it wrong.
Questions from the Cockpit: Daredevils and fools
What would I do if I let my outlaw wild side out? I’d fly through St. Louis’s Gateway Arch. You gotta admit: The Arch just screams “Fly Through Me!”
Ask Paul: Are these temps OK?
The rule of thumb is when leaning, lean to the leanest cylinder.
Pre-heating and pre-oiling aircraft engines
The pre-heat process needs to heat the complete engine assembly and not just the oil.
Passing it on
You’re going flying anyway and there’s an empty seat just to your right. Why not fill it with someone who will come to admire you as we admire those who brought us along?
Stretch time for the Liberator
An even more ambitious metamorphosis saw a standard B-24D repeatedly modified by Consolidated.
A logbook success
Whether you use paper and pen or a keyboard to log your flights, do you go above and beyond to document the details? Why? Why not?