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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Light-Sport Chronicles: Heart Like A Wing


In celebration of CFIs everywhere, and one in particular



Light-Sport Chronicles: Heart Like A WingIt's that time of year! Spring be sprung, or nearly so; if a blanket of frosty white lurks beyond your window, have faith—the end is near.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

From The Editor: What’s In A Name?




From The Editor: What’s In A Name?I first heard about Amelia Earhart three years ago on Facebook. The new Amelia Earhart, that is.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Include, Don’t Exclude


A look at some of the deterrents to flying and what can be done to reverse them



Include, Don’t ExcludeWe all love stories of how people are seduced by aviation, but it's just as interesting to know what keeps them out.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

$150 Per Pilot Charge for Using the iPad?




$150 Per Pilot Charge for Using the iPad?Last week, the FAA's AeroNav division held a meeting in Washington D.C.—where the public and press were excluded—to discuss charging fees for users of their digital chart data.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision: Ivo Boscarol


Routinely setting your goals way too high has its benefits



Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision: Ivo BoscarolWelcome to Slovenia, and let's raise our glasses to setting your goals too high.
Monday, December 5, 2011

From The Editor: Something For Everyone




From The Editor: Something For Everyone"I fly for food," was Dick Rutan's good-humored and modest response when I thanked him for flying the photo flight.
Monday, December 5, 2011

Coast-To-Coast


The great American road trip...or is it?



Coast-To-CoastThe faster I go, the harder I want to pull back on the yoke. The grey turns into blue, and all I see is sky.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Light-Sport Chronicles: Snowmobile Engine...NOT!


Kicking the Rotax myth in the head once and for all



Light-Sport Chronicles: Snowmobile Engine...NOT!Naw, it's got a snowmobile engine, I'm not flying one of those!" Odds are, if you've hung out a bit with experienced GA pilots, especially those who have plied the skies on personal wings for a while, you've heard that about the Rotax aircraft engine.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

From The Editor: It’s Better In The Bahamas




From The Editor: It’s Better In The BahamasWith 700 islands, turquoise waters, postcard-perfect beaches, and 55 general aviation airports, The Bahamas is undoubtedly a pilot's paradise. Recently, Plane & Pilot joined the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation on a flying trip to three beautiful islands, for a taste of The Bahamas.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Flying Fifi


Around the patch in a Superfortress



Flying FifiMy most memorable flying experience was on September 20th, 2011, when I got my copilot checkout in Fifi, the only flying Boeing B-29.