On my way to meet Richard Bach, I’m as nervous as I am excited …
2007
Speed Is Life
Flying is a compromise. You can have cheap, and you can have fun, but you won’t necessarily travel fast …
Aerostar 702: Still The Fastest
There’s something almost magical about staring out at your own reflection in the left, polished spinner of an Aerostar …
Nov-Dec 2007 On The Radar
The latest version of the world’s best-selling business jet model, the Citation XLS+, recently completed its first flight …
No Worries With iFly
I was introduced to a new kind of flying at an open house in Long Beach, Calif. Erik Lindbergh, grandson …
Blackhawk King Air 200XP: “Simply Good Business”
Turboprops have always occupied a unique niche in the world’s corporate aviation market. The type represents a middle ground …
Bitten By The Viper
This is my âMaverickâ moment, so I better not make good on that call sign I was given a few …
Sept-Oct 2007 On The Radar
On June 28, Cirrus Design Corporation finally lifted the veil on âthe-jet,â the much-anticipated clean-sheet design for …
Refueling The Tacos
From the cockpit jump seat of a 1954 Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, our clunky, creaky roll on takeoff seems a …
The Sierra Stallion
Pilots often nickname airplanes they love and, conversely, ones they dislike. There’s âSpam Canâ for Cessna pistons and there …
What‘s RVSM?
The problem was simple: too many airplanes and too little sky. This flies in the face of traditional wisdom that …