We in the U.S. have the remarkable freedom to fly an aircraft from coast to coast in airspace that asks virtually nothing of us. We’re not required to communicate, so a disquieting number of us simply don’t.
Opinion
An airplane for people who don’t fly airplanes
Personally, I’ve often wondered how an airplane would be designed if Orville and Wilbur had started their efforts today.
Congratulations Roger
Roger Dubbert, the demo/test pilot at Zenith Aircraft Company, was named the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Spirit of Flight Award.
Sustaining general aviation
All the data I’ve found seems to point to a General Aviation inventory just over 200,000. And it has been there for a few decades.
Effort will be required
Over the course of my career as a flight instructor and aviation advocate, I can’t even count the number of people who have expressed a desire to become a pilot. Flying is cool. Undeniably so. It’s a sexy job. Being a pilot carries an element of panache that many seek, but only a few attain.
Human Factors: An unhealthy tango for two
We have a less than ideal airport layout with intersecting runways, view-limiting terrain, and published data ignored by the locals. Why, yes, that does seem like a good recipe for an accident, doesn’t it?
Ask Paul: Question stumps IA — and our expert
I have an interesting problem with my Piper PA28-235 with a Lycoming O-540 B4B5 engine that has my IA stumped.
75 years of the T-28
Three-quarters of a century ago, in September 1949, the North American Aviation XT-28 chugged into the sky, launching a production run of nearly 1,950 of the big single-engine, tricycle-gear trainers that became air show favorites after their military careers were over.
On the intersection of time and decision-making
Pilots are cool. They’re dashing. They’re commonly thought of as adventure seekers. Smarter than the average Jane or Joe on the street. And yet, they are human beings that must by dint of nature go the way of all human beings in the end.