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Article: Big South Fork Airpark

BSFA, which began selling lots in 2008, has several attributes that many pilots and homeowners would likely agree put it in the ideal category. ...

Also labeled: Aircraft Ownership, Airparks, Aviation News, Aviation Personalities, Features, People and Places, Travel

Article: Islands In The Slipstream

Many things draw people from around the world to the 700 islands that make up the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, off the southeastern coast of Florida. ...

Also labeled: Aviation Resources, Features, Flying Outside The U.S., People and Places

Article: Swap-A-Plane!

You can swap your house, timeshare, antiques and collectibles. So why not swap airplanes?

Also labeled: Aviation Resources, Features, Flying Outside The U.S., People and Places, Shared Ownership

Article: The Patriots

I've always wondered what pilots of the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds and Snowbirds do once their military gig is up.

Also labeled: People and Places

Article: Idaho Airpark Living

Sometimes, it seems unfair that we pilots have more convenient access to the most beautiful spots in the world than ground-locked souls.

Also labeled: Airparks, Journeys, People and Places, Travel

Article: Reno Air Races 2012

Early Monday morning under gorgeous Nevada skies, the dark cloud was blown away over the Reno Air Races as the Formula One Class took to the skies. ...

Also labeled: Air Races, Air Shows, Aviation History, Aviation News, Features, Journeys, People and Places

Article: Hudson River Adventure

We all know pilots who limit their flights to a hop to a nearby airport for lunch or an occasional pancake breakfast.

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places

Article: Training Is Everything

At exactly 5:45 a.m. on March 5, 2010, I took off in my 1972 Grumman Traveler from Canada's St-Hyacinthe Airport (CSU3), on the south shore off Montreal. ...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places

Article: East Coast By LSA

Being obsessed with flying ever since I could walk, I had my eyes set on becoming an airline pilot.

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places

Article: A Pilot’s View

We're 45 minutes out of Daytona Beach bound for Key West on a summer evening. Viewed from our altitude, the sun has just begun its dip below the horizon, leaving us in muted daylight as darkness settles across the land below.

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places

Article: Doing Good With General Aviation

Aviation is the greatest science known to man simply because every other mental discipline comes into play each time an aircraft takes flight.

Also labeled: Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Personalities, Aviation Resources, Careers, Features, Journeys, Outreach Programs, Overcoming Adversity, People and Places

Article: The Maine (Seaplane) Event!

Caught up in something of a busman's holiday, I'm shooting so many images that I rip through one 8 GB CompactFlash memory card after another.

Also labeled: Air Races, Air Shows, Aviation Personalities, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: From Soccer To Cessna

How do you top an unforgettable trip to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa? Throw in a Cessna 182 and a dozen exotic locations in four countries, and voilà! ...

Also labeled: Features, Floatplanes, Flying Outside The U.S., People and Places

Article: Let's Go To Jamaica, Mon!

When more than 500 of the same type of airplane are sold, it stands to reason that some of these aircraft owners are going to meet and get to know one another. ...

Also labeled: Airports, Aviation News, Aviation Personalities, Features, Flying Outside The U.S., Journeys, People and Places, Travel

Article: 10 Favorite Fly-in Vacations

There it stood before me: a wall-sized aeronautical chart that measured nearly 10 feet tall and 16 feet wide.

Also labeled: Aircraft Ownership, Airparks, Airports, Aviation Resources, Backcountry Flying, Features, Journeys

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