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, May 21, 2013 Airborne Proposal A momentous final approach to a new beginning In my first year at University, I met the most beautiful girl I could dream of, both in personality and character.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Hudson River Adventure Expanding your comfort zone We all know pilots who limit their flights to a hop to a nearby airport for lunch or an occasional pancake breakfast.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Training Is Everything Mental preparation will help you manage an emergency procedure At exactly 5:45 a.m. on March 5, 2010, I took off in my 1972 Grumman Traveler from Canada's St-Hyacinthe Airport (CSU3), on the south shore off Montreal.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 East Coast By LSA Twenty-five hours in a Remos GX Being obsessed with flying ever since I could walk, I had my eyes set on becoming an airline pilot.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 A Pilot’s View We're 45 minutes out of Daytona Beach bound for Key West on a summer evening. Viewed from our altitude, the sun has just begun its dip below the horizon, leaving us in muted daylight as darkness settles across the land below.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 From Soccer To Cessna A four-country flying adventure in Africa How do you top an unforgettable trip to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa? Throw in a Cessna 182 and a dozen exotic locations in four countries, and voilà!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Pressure’s On...Or Is It? Diving into the aerobatic box for the first time 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 Working 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 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, April 5, 2011 Always A Student Reflections of a first solo flight, thousands of hours later Would 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.

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