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Grassroots

Browse Grassroots, a collection of flying-related articles by Budd Davisson. An accomplished aviation journalist, Budd shares his perspective on  all kinds of flight-related subjects.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Who Was Lt. A. F. Linde?


Of history, estate sales, attics and kids



Who Was Lt. A. F. Linde?On the back of the sheath, it says, "A.F. Linde, O-930832." That was the pilot's name and service number.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

And Speaking Of Power


When a Hornet taxis by your home airport



And Speaking Of PowerLast week, one of those moments had me trying to fish my phone out from under my five-point harness—and failing.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

I Wanna Build...


Sometimes, the dream is more valuable than the reality



I Wanna Build...All of us have curious habits that we'd just as soon have no one know about.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Warbirds And Me


On being the right age, in the right place, at the right time



Warbirds And MeDoes any one actually not like warbirds?
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

A Career Change


What do you do when you find your ladder is against the wrong wall?



A Career ChangeHere's an interesting question that popped up recently: In what do you invest a life and call it a wise investment?
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Dead Reckoning Or Pilotage?


Life isn’t a destination. It’s a series of checkpoints.



Dead Reckoning Or Pilotage?Before GPS revolutionized just about everything, most of us old-timey pilot types used either dead reckoning or pilotage (and some of us still do).
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Trusting Souls


The heaviest load in aviation is flying someone else’s airplane



Trusting SoulsWe're about to do some hangar flying under the guise of talking about some of the most trusting people I've ever met in my life.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Of Porta-Potties And Fields of Yellow


Oshkosh—the event never fails to amuse, confound and surprise



Of Porta-Potties And Fields of YellowNo, let me amend that: It was my 41st to Oshkosh, plus three to Rockford, the last home of the EAA's yearly orgy of all things aerial and wondrous.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The Gettin’ In Dance


You can’t fly ‘em, if you can’t get in ‘em



The Gettin’ In DanceHowever, it often appears as if the most "interesting" vehicles require the most difficult dance moves to get into them.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Dreamin’


They only die when we let them



Dreamin’I just discovered an important fact of life: dreams don't die.