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, July 5, 2011 Aerial Recycling An airliner in the backyard makes sense (almost) For the last six months or so, every time we'd taxi out, my eyes would drift to one end of the jet ramp, and linger on a Falcon 10 that has been there for quite a while.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Aerodromes And Longevity A trip to the airport is good for what ails you Have you ever stood around the airport or at a fly-in, looked at some of your higher-mileage friends, and realized that even the gray dogs in the crowd act and look 15 years younger than you know them to be?

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Jack Once in a lifetime, such a man comes to us We were somewhere in the middle of the desert heading for my daughter's when my cell phone rang.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 I Do It Because... Explaining why we fly isn't simple "I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Cub Butt Aviation’s posterior-measuring system The contradictions between the Cirrus and my normal ride couldn’t have been more extreme if I had been in the space shuttle.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Glass Versus Grass(roots) Mixing the extremes in aviation can be both fun and eye catching The contradictions between the Cirrus and my normal ride couldn’t have been more extreme if I had been in the space shuttle.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Screen Savers Small airports have personalities that big ones can’t hope to match Screen savers are a terrific invention—15-20 images of people, places and things that are dear to me rotate through mine like an automated scrapbook.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Remarkable People Even Mother Nature can’t dampen the spirit of Oshkosh Even though it’s been a few months since coming home and unpacking, getting the Oshkosh adventure totally out of your head isn’t easy.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Aviation Without A Soundtrack? One man’s noise is often another man’s music The other day, I got yet another nastygram. This one from an individual who had read somewhere that my airplane has no mufflers.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Our First Airplane There’s only one “first...” or is there? I was recently posed with a seemingly simple question: What was your first airplane?

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