Pilot Stories
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Open-Cockpit ChillsBitter temperatures and a race against time It was discovered last September that my open-cockpit biplane, a Starduster Too, needed an engine overhaul. |
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 The Heavy GliderAn intimate look at the Shuttle Orbiter I’m one fortunate aviator. My professional career has coincided with the 30-year flight history of the Space Shuttle program. |
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Artificial SpeedBelieve it or not, there are some easy, inexpensive ways to fly faster It’s probably the most common question I hear at air shows and conventions such as Sun ’n Fun, AirVenture, AOPA, NBAA and Reno. |
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 From The Editor: No Go-Around When the space shuttle reenters the earth’s atmosphere, it becomes nothing more than a huge glider—with a pretty awful glide ratio—and the shuttle commander gets just one chance to land. |
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Taking Command Of Your First PlaneThe Bellanca that could not be resisted It started at Disneyland, holding my daughter Elena’s hand, when my cell phone rang. |
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Our First AirplaneThere’s only one “first...” or is there? I was recently posed with a seemingly simple question: What was your first airplane? |
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Light-Sport Chronicles: Little AirportsGreen fields, blue skies, white clouds—LSA heaven, here I come! Behold the home of the $100 hamburger, the remnants of a life gone by, when linen-covered, nitrate-doped biplanes landed in potato fields and took small-town kids for rides on balmy summer days. |
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Buyer BewareWhether it’s a new or used airplane, don’t rush when doing your prebuy inspection You might think that FAA airworthiness, inspection and record-keeping requirements virtually guarantee that any airplane you buy is going to be in superb condition. |
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 The Power Of Electric FlightBridging the continents, bridging the generations What’s the next big leap in aviation? I think about this stuff all the time. |
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Memories Of The SwiftMy first airplane was a Swift—and I survived Okay, right up front, in an attempt to stop short any angry letters from Swift owners, I loved my little Swift. |
