A Flight I'll Never Forget

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Take in unique flying experiences as told by our authors. Unforgettable Flights will take you inside the cockpits of fighter jets, on board legendary aircraft, and to spectacular locations around the globe.

Helping Haiti Flying relief supplies to those in need It started with an e-mail sent to my partner, Brian Reiff. Bahamas Habitat was looking for pilots with high-performance singles or twins to fly earthquake relief supplies to rural Haiti.

Flying Into Isla Grande A doctor accomplishes a childhood dream Growing up in Puerto Rico in the 1950s, I lived at the top of the Hotel Columbus.

Danny’s Dream A special day for a special kid Why would any kid want to do that?” That was the social worker’s response to my offer to take any child flying for free—that is, any child who was a patient at the local cancer center for children.

Air Capital Tanker Chase Hot-rod flight test in a TA-4 Skyhawk As a flight test engineer for the Boeing Company assigned to Wichita, Kans. (“the Air Capital”), I’m among the fortunate people who truly love their work.

The Little Runway That Started It All Return to Hidden Lake People often associate memorable flights with a particular aircraft or airport. Others subscribe to the notion that the journey is more important than the destination.

Cross-Country Cubbing A visit to the annual Lock Haven fly-in Some things in life make sense. Others do not. For instance, flying a 65 hp, 75 mph cruise J-3 Cub 650 miles from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania does not, by most definitions, make sense.

A Sentimental Journey Same place, different time... I took a short flight recently, one not normally worth mentioning around the hangar. But ’twas important to me—an attempt to relive the good old days of flying, that is, the ’60s and ’70s.

The Golden Hour Honoring a fallen friend In 2007, my team, Aerophile Air Racing, returned from a very difficult trip to the Reno Air Races.

Flying The Goodyear Blimp Join Plane & Pilot on a night sign tour over the Los Angeles Basin. The airship—named, “Spirit of America,” and based in Carson, Calif.—continues a Goodyear tradition that began in 1925 with the company’s first helium blimp.

Stick Time In An F-4 Sim Taming the Phantom As a twenty something, I figured that the only chance I would ever have of getting into an F-4 Phantom cockpit would involve a successful run for Congress, followed by finagling a seat on the Armed Services Committee.

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