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Article: Visiting America Airport By Airport

My flight student Matt Rickman and I departed Southern California for Illinois at the end of June, just as summer thunderstorms began to pummel the Midwest. ...

Also labeled: Aviation History, Backcountry Flying, Flight Planning, People and Places, Travel

Article: The Lure Of The Backcountry

Hiding far beneath the surface of aviation's well-known conservative demeanor are those who find their flying excitement off the beaten path. ...

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Top 20 LSA

The sky isn't falling on the LSA phenomenon, though daily reports of global financial megadoom continue apace.

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Bahamas 101: Recipe For Paradise

We're skimming low over the Atlantic Ocean, some 80 miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale. Below us is a giant marble—brilliant glass with swirls of every shade of blue and green you can imagine, and flattened so it stretches as far as the eye can...

Also labeled: Aviation News, Features, People and Places, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources

Article: Winter Flying Tips

Winter is as inevitable as aging, and for pilots who live in or fly to the northern latitudes, every winter will present significant challenges.

Also labeled: Features, Emergency Situations, Flight Hazards, Flight Planning, Flying Skills, Journeys, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Pilot Safety, Proficiency, Safety, Situational Awareness, Weather, Weather Flying, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: 100 Years Of Naval Aviation

He did so in a 60 hp Curtiss Model D, which was constructed from spruce, bamboo and doped linen, and had a maximum speed of 43 knots. (function(){ var flashvars = {affiliateSiteId:"85996", widgetId:"108329",...

Also labeled: Aviation News, Features, People and Places, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources

Article: Backcountry Odyssey

We're threading our way through the majestic Teton Pass—a flight of four Aviat Husky aircraft and a pristine, Yakovlev Yak-52

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft, Backcountry Flying, Bush Flying, Bush Pilots, Bush Planes, Journeys, Learn To Fly, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: Launchpad Patrol

There appears to be a bank of sea fog rolling in off the Atlantic as we're cleared for a predawn takeoff on runway 09 at Titusville's Space Coast Executive Airport in Florida.

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Aviation Careers, Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Aviation Resources, Careers, Features, Travel

Article: The Journey Or The Destination?

Air shows are magnificent aerial productions. Performers travel from far to put on a display of skill, showmanship and passion for aviation. ...

Also labeled: Features, Flying Outside The U.S., Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Resources, Shows and Fly-Ins, Travel

Article: Choose Your Own Adventure

So, you just hit the lottery for a half-million bucks (after tax). This sounds like a big deal, except that it’s redundant because your spouse hit it last week for 10 million.

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Decision Making, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Air-to-Air Photo Flight

Go behind the scenes on an air-to-air photo mission!

Also labeled: Aircraft, Learn To Fly

Article: The Last Time

Number One’s three-blade prop begins to turn-cough-turn. The engine whines, whines, then belches out clots of smoke as the big Wright Cyclone thunders to life. Joe Colmer, 93, feels the rumble through the metal seat.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Classic Airplanes, Features, Journeys, Pilot Resources, Shows and Fly-Ins, Vintage Aircraft, Vintage Airplanes, Vintage/Classic Airplanes

Article: We Fly The Space Shuttle (Simulator, That Is)

I always seem to be in the wrong time warp. I was born too late to fly fighters in WWII and too late for the space program.

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Adventure Aircraft, Journeys, Learning Center, Navigation, People and Places, Aviation Personalities, Pilot Skills

Article: Lessons Learned Part 2

After earning my private pilot’s license in Alaska in 1980, I wasn’t sure what was next. I loved to fly.

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Aviation Careers, Backcountry Flying, Bush Flying, Getting Your License, Journeys, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Travel, Weather Flying, Winter Weather

Article: Really Low On Fuel

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. ...

Also labeled: Backcountry Flying, Bush Flying, Bush Pilots, Bush Planes, Careers, Columns, Emergency Situations, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: Lessons Learned Part 1

My first flight lessons might have been different than yours, but as with all pilots, those early experiences are still tattooed in my mind. ...

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Aviation Careers, Backcountry Flying, Bush Flying, Getting Your License, Journeys, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Travel, Weather Flying, Winter Weather

Article: Splash In

For two days each September, the shores and skies of the quaint Central California town of Lakeport are taken over by the Clear Lake Splash-In. ...

Also labeled: Air Shows, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Seaplanes, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Mustang Mystique

As I lower myself into the rear cockpit, I pinch myself. No, I’m not dreaming. I really am in a WWII P-51D Mustang, about to ride with the Horsemen, the world’s only P-51 aerobatic team, known for their hyperprecise formation aerobatics.

Also labeled: Flight Training, Aerobatics, Air Shows, Aviation Personalities, Features, Flying Skills, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Shows and Fly-Ins, Warbirds

Article: An Aviator’s Best Friend

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...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Travel

Article: Putting The Adventure Back In Aviation

“Adventure”—now there’s a word that’s open to interpretation. In fact, the phrase “adventure aviation” may seem redundant to most people because aviation itself usually is seen as an adventure.

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Backcountry Flying, Best Buys, Bush Flying, Bush Pilots, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Ownership

Article: The Common Thread

You may not think that “learning to fly” and “mountain flying” fit well in the same sentence, but I urge you to reconsider.

Also labeled: Backcountry Flying, Bush Planes, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Travel

Which of the following military aircraft do you think is the sexiest?

P-51D Mustang
B-2
SR-71 Blackbird
F-16
F-22

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