As the piston aviation community faces the switch to unleaded fuel, it pays to know the history of avgas.
Opinion
Inattention to detail
Inattention to detail can lead to accidents.
There is no magic in the dirt
I sincerely hope you make the right choice. And here’s a hint: That choice doesn’t involve sitting around a coffee urn bitching about what’s wrong and whose fault it is.
How young is too young to expose kids to aviation?
What came naturally to me, being raised on an airport, is not so natural to the average 3 to 5 year old. Go figure.
Reflections on a career-making ticket
In the pantheon of happy accidents that have occurred over the course of my life, becoming a certificated flight instructor is easily in the Top Five.
Those magnificent men and their Flight Designs
The father-son team has delivered more aircraft than many manufacturers have ever made.
British SE-5 earned its place in the fighter pantheon
England produced one of the finest fighters of World War I, the S.E. 5A.
The rain will fall
The more we know, the safer we are. The safer we are, the more enjoyable our flights will be.
The view and the vision from my front porch
What came before is absolutely incredible. What comes next is truly inspirational.