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Opinion

A different kind of scholarship

By Jamie Beckett · April 30, 2019 ·

If just 10% of active CFIs took on the challenge of training one student a year for free, that could result in as many as 5,000 new pilots each year.

And you thought octane ratings were confusing

By Ben Visser · April 24, 2019 ·

What’s a cetane rating and why is it important to pilots?

Better is better

By Jamie Beckett · April 23, 2019 ·

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Thirty years ago, after wasting an inordinate amount of time and money at a series of local flight schools, I moved more than 1,000 miles away in my quest to become a professional pilot. In less time than I had already invested in getting my private pilot certificate, and for an amount of money that […]

Can I increase horsepower in a Cherokee Six?

By Paul McBride · April 22, 2019 ·

Remember: Cheaper is not always better.

When 2 equals 4

By Ben Sclair · April 21, 2019 ·

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If 1 in 6 of us certificated pilots (about 100,000 of us) drop a $20 bill in the foundation’s piggy bank, those $20 bills will equal $4 million.

Godspeed Billy

By Ben Sclair · April 18, 2019 ·

Billy wasn’t tall, yet he was a giant.

What you don’t know…

By Jamie Beckett · April 16, 2019 ·

You’re not cool if you fly off without the information you need to know before you go.

Designers scrambled into the Jet Age after World War II

By Frederick Johnsen · April 15, 2019 ·

In the years after World War II, it was relatively easy to build a few prototypes, but few went into long-term production.

Snapshots

By Jamie Beckett · April 10, 2019 ·

The memories of friends and shared experiences are a big part of what life is all about.

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