Below, the greening, lake-dotted checkerboard of central Florida stretches in every direction. It’s a beautiful day to be flying a beautiful bird. Color …
August 2009
2009 Evektor SportStar SL
EVEKTOR SPORTSTAR SL Digital night VFR-equipped price: $130,000 (with TruTrak EFIS/EMS) Digital IFR-equipped price: $155,000 …
From The Editor: Solo But Not Alone: “2‘s In!”
As is the case for many pilots, my student solo had been my most memorable flight, ever. What could be …
The Golden Hour
In 2007, my team, Aerophile Air Racing, returned from a very difficult trip to the Reno Air Races …
August 2009 NOTAMS
From free training to discounts and rebates, this is the place to find great promotional deals from the aviation industry …
Fixing Flutter Is Nothing New
In April, the NTSB advised the FAA to ground all Zodiac CH 601XL S-LSA and E-LSA until the …
Dodging The Tornados
There are worse jobs in aviation. It was during the last two days of Sun ’n Fun 2009 that I …
A Tale Of Three Air Shows”Not
It was the best of times; it was the most confusing of times. Half an hour or so into our …
VirtualHUD
William Steele was working on developing a low-cost HUD (Heads Up Display) product when a eureka moment transpired …
10 Signs Of A Great Pilot
All of us have spent considerable time observing our fellow aviators’ takeoffs, landings, radio communications, preflight inspections and general behavior …
Cessna 400 Corvalis TT
Back in the ’80s, when I was working on the ABC TV show Wide World of Flying, I flew up …