For some pilots, the path to becoming a pilot starts with – or is greatly helped by – Mom.
Opinion
Throwing cold water on fires
Air tankers have evolved since they were first used in 1937.
The ability to fly is priceless
Learning to fly is expensive, but the value is too high to be measured in dollars.
The real story behind the proposed changes to LSA
Is it possible to unring a bell? Perhaps not, but additional information can help mute the sound.
Is acceptable level of risk personal or universal?
I won’t be landing any airplane atop a moving vehicle regardless the number of restraints holding me in.
Sterile cockpit procedures
Something for all pilots to consider: 86% of all sterile cockpit violation incidents could have resulted in an near mid-air collision (NMAC).
The last of the fly-ins (for now)
“Buddy, if you can get someone to pay you to ride a motorcycle – sign up. That’s just about perfect.”
A wild idea
It’s time for GA to borrow from other industries to update its technology.
The first shipboard aircraft landing and takeoff
Flying a First Curtiss pusher biplane, Eugene B. Ely successfully made the first landing on a warship.