Pilot Stories
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Getting A Few WinksThere was an outcry after a controller fell asleep, but concerns about tired controllers aren’t new Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt led the outcry of indignation when news broke that the lone controller on the overnight shift at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington had fallen asleep |
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Aerodromes And LongevityA trip to the airport is good for what ails you Have you ever stood around the airport or at a fly-in, looked at some of your higher-mileage friends, and realized that even the gray dogs in the crowd act and look 15 years younger than you know them to be? |
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Light-Sport Chronicles: The “Stork” Flies AgainCome fly this head-turning replica of a unique, notorious German warbird Weird, cool, authentic, bizarre, eccentric, spectacular: so begins my Adjective Hit Parade to describe the Criquet Storch. |
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 How Well Do You Know Your Airliners?Aviation enthusiasts worth their salt should be able to tell an Airbus from a Boeing. Here are some telltale signs to help you distinguish. Determining aircraft types isn't as easy as it used to be, when seeing a hump on the front meant it was a 747, and three tail-mounted engines indicated you were in for a noisy 727 departure. |
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Emergency Maneuver Training Changed My LifeWhy spins and unusual attitudes are good for all of us While working as a waitress at the local airport restaurant, I met and married the owner of CP Aviation, Clay Phelps. |
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Low Level By ColumbiaWhen is it necessary to ad lib, and when is it just plain dumb? What had begun as a simple, 4,500 nm, late-winter ferry flight in a capable airplane had deteriorated to an ignominious retreat. |
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 From The Editor: When Weather Gets In The Way Each cross-country flight is an adventure, but when things don't go as planned, it doesn't have to become a misadventure. |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 JackOnce in a lifetime, such a man comes to us We were somewhere in the middle of the desert heading for my daughter's when my cell phone rang. |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Destination UnclearA solo adventure in the Alaska bush The little Piper PA-22 lifts off in a fraction of the runway at Council (K29), 60 miles east-northeast of Nome in western Alaska. |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 How Tight Is Tight?Even if you’re really thorough, you can’t always tell during preflight whether something is coming apart Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions. |
