Pilot Stories
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 From The Editor: Maverick Has the Ball To commemorate the centennial of naval aviation, Plane & Pilot Publisher Mike McMann and I journeyed to Naval Air Station Lemoore. We spent our day with strike-fighter squadron VFA-122, at the controls of an F/A-18 simulator, on a hangar tour and shadowing an LSO during landing practice for carrier qualification. |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Oshkosh By Any Other NameOf damp dogs, wet aviators and rained-on cowboy hats Yeah, I know: It’s officially AirVenture. But to a lot of folks, the name just hasn’t clicked. |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Light-Sport Chronicles: Where Everybody Knows Your NameHere’s a flight school/club where fun flying is #1 The success of the long-running Cheers TV show, I’m convinced, came in no small part from the seductive lines in that great theme song that so well captured the spirit of the show. |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 The Ted Stevens AccidentIt looks as if we’ll never know exactly what happened The NTSB says cockpit recorders might have helped shed better light on exactly what happened in the accident in which former U.S. |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 A Whole New Flying WorldEven though ski flying doesn’t require an endorsement, it’s critical to get instruction first A fellow pilot once asked, "How long does it take to check out on skis?" |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 The Value Of Corporate TimeIt has to do with misinformation, not politics Back in November 2008, when the CEOs of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors flew to Washington to ask for a government bailout, congressmen made much of the fact that the executives had all used corporate jets for the trip. |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 From The Editor: A Pilot’s Pilot More than 500,000 people and 10,000 airplanes took part in the annual aviation mecca that is EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. |
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Critter DelaysNo matter what man thinks, Ma Nature still calls the shots Gulfstream Eight Charlie Charlie, go around. The airport is temporarily closed. |
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Light-Sport Chronicles: Gag ReelReal-world kudos from the folks who fly LSA day in, day out To help with my recent write-up on what's great about owning and flying LSA, I had the pleasure to jaw with several owners, from teachers to pleasure flyers. |
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Pressure’s On...Or Is It?Diving into the aerobatic box for the first time It's 95 degrees, and sweat is dripping down my face. The box suddenly seems impossibly small. |
