One of the best things about EAA AirVenture, more than any other aviation gathering, is the sheer number of cool things you’ll find, whether …
November 2008
Flight Planning In The Real World
My first airplane, a 1947 Globe Swift, purchased in 1966 for $3,700 when I had a whopping 80 hours …
From The Editor: Zivko Edge Phone Home
âSpot Check OK. Latitude: 37.7445. Longitude: -97.224,â read a text message on my cell phone, and I knew …
Tech Talk: Spot Satellite Personal Tracker
My first exposure to the Spot Satellite Messenger came on a rainy March afternoon when air show pilot Gene Soucy …
Ode To The Fast Lane
I wouldn’t want to be riding out on the wing tonight. The wind is roaring down out of the …
Weather Encounters
There’s never been so much pre- and in-flight weather information available for pilots. If you can’t gather …
The Post-Oshkosh Blues
As this is being written, it’s 7:45 p.m. on the night that the happenings in Oshkosh have …
Oshwatch!
In a recent attempt to scare myself about how old I’m getting, I calculated the total time I’ve …
November 2008 Readback
Randall Fishman’s ElectraFlyer-C monoplane can fly for 1.5 hours on 75 cents of lithium-polymer battery power …
Flyitalia MD3 Rider
FLYITALIA MD3 RIDER Base price: $99,995 Engine make/model: Rotax 912 ULS Horsepower: 100@SL Gross weight (lbs.): 1267 …
The Stearman That Changed Me
My palms were sweating as I approached the hangar. Behind locked doors sat one of the most storied airplanes in …