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Article: Let It Roll: Include, Don’t Exclude

We all love stories of how people are seduced by aviation, but it's just as interesting to know what keeps them out.

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

Article: Do Something Magical: Learn To Fly

I'm still learning to fly. Even three decades after earning my private pilot certificate at 17, I'm still a student pilot, and I'm okay with it. ...

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Features, Flight Schools, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, People and Places, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Let It Roll: Coast-To-Coast

The faster I go, the harder I want to pull back on the yoke. The grey turns into blue, and all I see is sky.

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

Article: Flying Fifi

My most memorable flying experience was on September 20th, 2011, when I got my copilot checkout in Fifi, the only flying Boeing B-29.

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

Article: Safe Turnarounds

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

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

Article: A Whole New Flying World

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

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

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",...

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Article: Pilot Training: Finish What You Started

More people give up on their flight training than complete it.

Also labeled: Flight Schools, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

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 Personalities, Aviation Resources, 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: Aviation Personalities, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Inspiration To Africa

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

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

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: Aviation Personalities, Columns, Features, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: Pilot Outlook 2010-2029: A Shortage Looms

Like the pendulum on a giant grandfather clock, the availability of aviation jobs goes back and forth in giant, lazy swings.

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Aviation History, Aviation News, Features, Flight Training, Getting Your License, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Pilot Talk, Staying Current

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 Personalities, Aviation Resources, 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.

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

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 Personalities, Aviation Resources, 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: Aviation Personalities, 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: Aviation Personalities, 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.

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

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: Aviation Personalities, Columns, Features, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Pilot Careers 2010: A Brave New World

It probably seems extraordinary to be discussing pilot careers at a time when the worst economic turmoil in 60 years has dragged the airline industry to near-collapse and an insatiable media has spotlighted every ugly aspect of the profession.

Also labeled: Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Resources, 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, Aviation Personalities, Flight Hazards, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: The Power Of Electric Flight

What’s the next big leap in aviation? I think about this stuff all the time.

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

Article: 11 Best New Products

The heart and soul of civilization, if you buy the exhaustively researched conclusions in Matt Ridley’s top-selling book The Rational Optimist, has been trade between the world’s people, from the very beginnings of humankind’s first yearning to...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Features, Gadgets, Gear, Learning Center, New Products, Pilot Supplies, Product Previews

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

Article: Pilot Career: From Dream To Reality

For the first time in...

Also labeled: Flight Schools, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Learning Center

Article: Ab Initio Training With A Touch Of Glass

If you were to drive across the country, you could point your car in the right direction and eventually you’d get to your destination, though perhaps not by a straight-line route. Before leaving, you’d need to consult a map to ensure that you’re headi...

Also labeled: Avionics, Columns, Features, Jobs and Schools, Journeys, Learn To Fly, People and Places, Safety

Article: Through The Eyes Of A Ferry Pilot

Almost by definition, half of every delivery flight I make is on an airliner. I’ve been able to dovetail ferry flights to and from the same destinations a total of once in nearly 30 years o...

Also labeled: Columns, People and Places

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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