Pilot Stories
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Light-Sport Chronicles: Heart Like A WingIn celebration of CFIs everywhere, and one in particular It's that time of year! Spring be sprung, or nearly so; if a blanket of frosty white lurks beyond your window, have faith—the end is near. |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 May I See Your Driver’s License?Data proving you don’t need an FAA medical certificate to be safe comes as no surprise to many Others believe the resources the FAA devotes to medical certification could be put to better use elsewhere. |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Include, Don’t ExcludeA look at some of the deterrents to flying and what can be done to reverse them We all love stories of how people are seduced by aviation, but it's just as interesting to know what keeps them out. |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Autopilots Equal SafetyIt may seem counterintuitive for macho pilots, but an autopilot will nearly always do a better job than you will One of the most common questions I get about flying the oceans is, "How do you stay awake on a 10- to 15-hour leg?" My standard answer is, "Consider the alternative." |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 From The Editor: What’s In A Name? I first heard about Amelia Earhart three years ago on Facebook. The new Amelia Earhart, that is. |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 $150 Per Pilot Charge for Using the iPad? Last week, the FAA's AeroNav division held a meeting in Washington D.C.—where the public and press were excluded—to discuss charging fees for users of their digital chart data. |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Of Knowledge, Experience And RegulationsGoing to school doesn’t necessarily make you smarter At the time this was being written, word was circulating within the aviation community that as the result of the Colgan airline crash in 2009, the FAA is probably going to place new experience requirements on airline copilot new hires. |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Air Race AccidentsSafety in air racing depends on the airplane as well as the pilot The death toll quickly rose to 11, including the pilot with about 70 injured. |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision: Ivo BoscarolRoutinely setting your goals way too high has its benefits Welcome to Slovenia, and let's raise our glasses to setting your goals too high. |
Monday, December 5, 2011 The Nature Of CloudsThey can be challenging, fun, entertaining and, occasionally, deadly In my part of the sky—at least, the part I watch most often—we don't see many clouds. |
