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, February 8, 2011 There And Back Around Australia, solo in a Jabiru I 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 At 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 Shortly 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 It 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 It started at Disneyland, holding my daughter Elena’s hand, when my cell phone rang.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Canyonlands By Cherokee Learning the Utah backcountry In 2007 I had been going to Moab, Utah, for four years—hiking, running and sightseeing—and I was 20 years a pilot with my own Cherokee 140.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 From Russia With Love Soloing a Yak 50 The Yak 50 is a single-engine, single-seat, low-wing, semi-retractable, conventional-gear aerobatic aircraft designed in 1973 by the Yakovlev Design Bureau in Russia. It’s an honest, friendly airplane—if somewhat extraordinary because of its country of origin.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 A Pure Form Of Flying Stick and rudder in a glider It was a beautiful spring day, and I was a newly minted CFI full of confidence and enthusiasm.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The Chicago Air & Water Show Inbound to the staging airport while the air show is active As a lifelong Chicago-area resident, I’ve had the pleasure of attending the Chicago Air & Water Show several times.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Thar She Blows! Spotting whales in the Saint Lawrence Nonpilots often ask me why I spend a good portion of my hard-earned income on flying.

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