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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.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Pressure’s On...Or Is It?


Diving into the aerobatic box for the first time



Pressure’s On...Or Is It?It's 95 degrees, and sweat is dripping down my face. The box suddenly seems impossibly small.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Sharing General Aviation


The $418 hamburger that was well worth it



Sharing General AviationWorking for Uncle Sam in Naples, Italy, prevents me from often seeing my family in the U.S.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Destination Unclear


A solo adventure in the Alaska bush



Destination UnclearThe 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, April 5, 2011

Always A Student


Reflections of a first solo flight, thousands of hours later



Always A StudentWould today be the day? I had been taking lessons for several weeks, and I knew that one day soon, my instructor Andy would get out of the airplane, and let me fly solo. I had even worn a special T-shirt for the last three lessons, with the hope that each time, I would get to solo.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Canada By Cub


A teenager’s 3,000 nm solo journey from the Yukon to Quebec



Canada By CubI’m the kind of guy who’s not scared to try new things. When I would fly my RC plane, I always thought how nice it would be to sit behind the controls and have freedom.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

There And Back


Around Australia, solo in a Jabiru



There And BackI had long aspired to circumnavigate Australia, but time and opportunity had proved evasive until recently.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Puerto Rico To Provo


More than three decades later, a dream comes true



Puerto Rico To ProvoAt age 34, I added a flying trip to my dream list. It was a fly-in of 20 planes to Providenciales (nicknamed “Provo”) in the Turks and Caicos, an archipelago of nearly 49 islands and desert cays just 35 miles southeast of the Bahamas.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Where General Aviation Shines


The rewards of sharing flight with loved ones



Where General Aviation ShinesShortly after getting my pilot’s license in 1992, I took all of my family members up, one at a time, for an aerial tour of Jacksonville, Fla.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Open-Cockpit Chills


Bitter temperatures and a race against time



Open-Cockpit ChillsIt was discovered last September that my open-cockpit biplane, a Starduster Too, needed an engine overhaul.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Taking Command Of Your First Plane


The Bellanca that could not be resisted



Taking Command Of Your First PlaneIt started at Disneyland, holding my daughter Elena’s hand, when my cell phone rang.


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