Guest Speaker
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Still RelentlessYou don’t see this every day! But if you do, will you be ready? I can tell you that for one lap prior, the plane never ran so well. |
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Pilot In CommandDecision-making is key, not just for Red Bull Air Race competitors, but all general aviation pilots Being a professional aerobatic and race pilot for the past several years has given me the opportunity to meet many civilian, military, helicopter, fixed-wing, professional and recreational pilots. |
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 The Heavy GliderAn intimate look at the Shuttle Orbiter I’m one fortunate aviator. My professional career has coincided with the 30-year flight history of the Space Shuttle program. |
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 The Power Of Electric FlightBridging the continents, bridging the generations What’s the next big leap in aviation? I think about this stuff all the time. |
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Really Low On FuelA dark and stormy night in Alaska Early in September of 1977, a fellow Alaska registered guide asked me to fly some avgas to a hunting camp he operated on the west side of the Alaska Range. |
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Takeoff AlternatesGarmin tips for flying IFR June gloom is here—a time for low ceilings and low visibility due to fog and mist. |
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Sharing The PassionThe mission to grow aviation Aviation and flying have been an important part of my life for as long as I can remember. |
Saturday, May 1, 2010 An Aviator’s Best FriendFifty years later, the next journey to the edge of space Fifty years ago, I stood at the edge of space and jumped. This year, Felix Baumgartner of Austria plans to make a jump from the edge of space, but from a height that’s 20,000 feet higher—an altitude from which no human has ever successfully completed a free fall. The mission is known as Red Bull Stratos. |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The Common ThreadHow mountain flying meshes with primary training You may not think that “learning to fly” and “mountain flying” fit well in the same sentence, but I urge you to reconsider. |
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Speed Is LifeNever underestimate the importance of an instrument cross-check As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote speaker, the question I’m most often asked is “How fast would that SR-71 fly?” I can be assured of hearing that question several times at any event I attend. |
