More Pilot Talk
Want more pilot stories? Our More Pilot Talk section is full of informative and entertaining flying tales from accomplished pilot authors.
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 Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision: Boris PopovOne disaster avoided, one vow made–many lives saved thereafter A few weeks ago, I came within a second or two of a head-on mid-air collision. |
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 From The Editor: Music To Fly By First Titanic, then Avatar. Now the Horsemen. Renowned composer James Horner has taken his musical talents from Hollywood’s big screen to the world of aviation. |
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. |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 From The Editor: Contrails & Cubs, Gear & Gators The last time we visited with John and Martha King, they were flying the new Cessna Skycatcher for a series of light-sport instructional DVDs. Recently, we caught up with them in something on the other end of the speed spectrum—their Dassault Falcon 10 jet. |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Light-Sport Chronicles: Gold Stars & Black StarsReviewing last year’s LSA accidents shows improvements...and shortcomings About a year ago, I asked Mike Adams, Avemco Insurance Company’s VP of underwriting, to use his crystal ball (FAA and Avemco accident and claim statistics) to divine trends in LSA flying. |
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, April 20, 2010 From The Editor: Choose Your Own Adventure I loved Choose Your Own Adventure “gamebooks” when I was young. |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Light-Sport Chronicles: Reading The Tea LeavesSome things to watch for...and watch out for Partway through the year, as the economy continues to show signs of recovery, I wanted to look down the road and ask someone who keeps a keen eye on the LSA industry if there were significant trends to track for the rest of 2010. |
