Cross-Country Flying Stories
Cross-country flying stories from Bill Cox offer fantastic insight into what pilots face on long distance flights. Dig into our X-Country Log today.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 The VLJ Market—13 Years LateIt’s true that hindsight is nearly always 20/20, but was there ever a VLJ market to begin with? New airplanes sell (or don't sell) for a variety of reasons. |
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Flying The Middle EastThe rules seem to be changeable in the Middle East I had delivered the Beech Duke to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, five months before on the premise that the airplane might be able to improve rainfall. |
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 A Summer Of OpportunityMaking the move into competition aerobatics After going to an air show in Canada and a competition in Wisconsin in 1983, I knew that flying aerobatics was what I was meant to do. |
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 The Forgiving FAADon’t always assume you’ll be busted I called up Flight Watch crossing the Colorado River at Lake Havasu and learned that most of the Los Angeles Basin was rapidly deteriorating toward IFR minimums. |
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 There’s Something About MountainsFar from menacing monsters, mountains can be your best friends The Pan-American Highway threads its way steeply uphill out of Santiago, Chile, climbing into the rarified air of South America's high Andes. |
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Flying AloneFor some, flying alone is the only way, and for others... Like most new pilots, I began my career renting airplanes and flying with as many friends as I could to mitigate the cost. |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 The Fine Art Of CrashingThe how and why of crashing a 727 for science Like any aircraft owner, I take every opportunity to fly my Mooney rather than the airlines on any semi-short trip. |
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Fly Cheap (Or At Least Cheaper)It’s getting tougher to fly cheap, but there are still a few tricks you can use to reduce the cost I have a friend who owns a 36 Bonanza, and though his airplane has always been a dozen or so knots faster than my LoPresti Mooney, he's consistently envied my airplane's lower fuel burn. |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Flying Above MarsYou think we have it tough flying here on Earth? Consider the problems of aviating above Mars. Like most pilots, I've been a major fan of the space program since long before there was one. |
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Engine ReliabilityGeneral-aviation piston engines are simpler and more reliable than other power plants...most of the time Many of us have had this happen at one time or another. |
