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Article: Safe Turnarounds

Over the years, I've made frequent mention of a controversial number: "safe turnaround altitude."

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: When Airplanes Collide: Avoiding The Unexpected

It’s ironic that most general aviation pilots consider a possible engine failure as their greatest fear.

Also labeled: Air Shows, Aviation History, Decision Making, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: A Whole New Flying World

A fellow pilot once asked, "How long does it take to check out on skis?"

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: Piper Cub Heaven

On an overcast, humid June day, I top a high dike built to prevent the Susquehanna River from flooding William T. Piper Memorial airport.

Also labeled: Air Shows, Aviation History, Decision Making, Features, Flying Skills, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Battle Over Frigid Seas

Aviation has always been a part of my life, but only recently has it become my profession. (function(){ var flashvars = {affiliateSiteId:"85996", widgetId:"495443", mediaType_mediaID:"video_1609639", width:"420",...

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Excellence In Execution

I've dedicated my entire adult life to the art form of air-show flying.

Also labeled: Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

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, Adventure Flying, Aviation Careers, Aviation History, Aviation Resources, Careers, Features, Travel

Article: Emergency Maneuver Training Changed My Life

While working as a waitress at the local airport restaurant, I met and married the owner of CP Aviation, Clay Phelps.

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Saddling Up A Colt

It's not the biggest, strongest or fastest stallion in the paddock. But the spirited two-place Piper Colt PA-22-108 serves as a perfect mount for pilots seeking a trusty, uncomplicated steed over a high-strung, pricey thoroughbred.

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Classic Airplanes, Features, Modifications, People and Places

Article: Inspiration To Africa

During World War II, I was a ferry pilot, flying military aircraft for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).

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Article: From Spitfires To Mosquitoes

During World War II, I was a ferry pilot, flying military aircraft for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: Immerse Yourself!

No rating in aviation carries more mystique and prestige than the instrument rating. Sure, the ATP is a pinnacle of sorts, but for most pilots, the instrument rating is the big jump that separates professional pilots from their more casual brethren....

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Aviation Resources, Careers, Features, Flight Schools, Flight Training, Jobs and Schools, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Resources, Pilot Skills

Article: Balancing Skill, Entertainment And Safety

I’m an air show pilot who’s known for making my performances look dangerous.

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Article: Training With A Passion

Aerobatic champion, air show superstar, Red Bull racer—Michael Goulian is all of these. But in his day job, if you will, he’s president of Executive Flyers Aviation, a second-generation flight school founded by his father, Myron, in 1964.

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Aviation Resources, Careers, Features, Flight Schools, Flight Training, Jobs and Schools, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Resources, Pilot Skills

Article: I Did It!

On a cool, crisp and calm October morning, I finally took my first solo flight. It was amazing! My journey to this point started almost three years before, in early 2007. ...

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Still Relentless

I can tell you that for one lap prior, the plane never ran so well.

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Pilot In Command

Being a professional aerobatic and race pilot for the past several years has given me the opportunity to meet many civilian, military, helicopter, fixed-wing, professional and recreational pilots.

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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: Adventure Flying, Aircraft, Aviation History, Classic Airplanes, Features, Journeys, Pilot Resources, Shows and Fly-Ins, Vintage Aircraft, Vintage Airplanes, Vintage/Classic Airplanes

Article: The Heavy Glider

I’m one fortunate aviator. My professional career has coincided with the 30-year flight history of the Space Shuttle program.

Also labeled: Careers, Columns, Features, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

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: Adventure Flying, Aviation Careers, Adventure Aircraft, Journeys, Learning Center, Navigation, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: Rookies of Reno

The Reno Air Races are unlike any other contest in the world.

Also labeled: Air Races, Air Shows, Aviation Careers, Careers, Flight Hazards, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

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, Adventure Flying, Aerobatics, Air Shows, Features, Flying Skills, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Shows and Fly-Ins, Warbirds

Article: Backstage With A Rock Star

“Rock star.” It’s a phrase you frequently hear when talking to Kirk Hawkins, founder and CEO of Icon Aircraft in Los Angeles, Calif. (function(){ var flashvars = {affiliateSiteId:"85996", widgetId:"108329",...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, LSAs, New Products, People and Places, Seaplanes, Travel, Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft, Aviation News, Backcountry Flying, Buyer's Guide, Floatplanes, New Aircraft, New Airplanes, Sport Pilots

Article: On A Heading For Home

I live in downtown Manhattan and like the...

Also labeled: Buyer's Guide, Features, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places

Article: The Flying Siegfrieds

Every child remembers the...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places, Taildraggers

Article: Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

Captain Dale...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places, Warbirds