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Article: From The Editor: Three Classics

It was a dark 3 a.m. when the alarm clock went off last Sunday morning. A glance outside revealed a starlit sky; finally, the June gloom had given way to our photo flight plans.

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Article: From The Editor: When You Least Expect It

Also labeled: Features, People and Places, Pilot Talk

Article: Stick Time In An F-4 Sim

As a twenty something, I figured that the only chance I would ever have of getting into an F-4 Phantom cockpit would involve a successful run for Congress, followed by finagling a seat on the Armed Services Committee.

Also labeled: Features, Flight I'll Never Forget, Journeys, People and Places, Travel

Article: The Pilot Decides

Each year, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union representing FAA controllers, honors members who’ve helped save pilots from dangerous situations that might have resulted in accidents.

Also labeled: FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Ghost Wings

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Article: Harry

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Article: Singapore By Bonanza

He was...

Also labeled: Pilot Talk, People and Places, Journeys, Features

Article: From The Editor: “Student Pilot, First Solo”

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Article: The Proposal

As a dating couple, Brian and I often had to be very creative about finding time to spend together since I’m an airline first officer and Brian is the operations coordinator for Team Oracle. In July 2007, we were happily anticipating a week off that w...

Also labeled: Features, Flight I'll Never Forget, Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Travel

Article: Should You Reset A Circuit Breaker?

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: Smoke On!

It’s hot in this race plane…even at 1,000 feet…or is it just me? My mouth is dry and my heart is racing as I watch the competitor before me twisting his way through the track. ...

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

Article: CSI Insurance: Excogitations On LSA Crashes, Part Deux

Also labeled: Journeys, LSAs, People and Places, Pilot Talk

Article: Glass Half Empty?

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Article: Traveling By “Corporate” Airplane

I’ve owned personal airplanes almost since I earned my pilot’s license 43 years ago. I didn’t buy my first airplane, a Globe Swift, specifically for business (in fact, I don’t recall ever flying it in conjunction with a story), but most of the half-do...

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Article: They’re Here, Now What?

Also labeled: Features, People and Places, Pilot Talk, VLJs

Article: From The Editor: Low & Slow

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Article: Protecting Kenya’s National Parks

I often wear a little leather choker with two bronze elephant tusks. I picked it up a few years ago in a Nairobi gallery called Matt Bronze, and it reminds me of the wild things that still live in Kenya.

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

Article: More Than Monitoring

While I was...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: Logging Time In The World’s Largest Airliner

I’m sitting in the pilot’s seat of an Airbus A380 surrounded by 10 flat-panel displays and more switches than I can describe. It’s the world’s largest airliner, and its size is staggering.

Also labeled: Flight I'll Never Forget, Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Travel

Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: CSI Insurance: Excogitations On LSA Crashes, Part 1

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Article: Early-Morning Cockpits

As I was...

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Article: Why Retract?

My first airplane was a retractable, but it was sometimes hard to tell. It was a purely stock 1946 Globe Swift GC1B, and while the main wheels would retract—eventually—there often seemed to be little effect on performance. Though the airplane was a cut...

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Article: 53 Years Later

I’m 77 and hold a commercial pilot license and an instrument rating. I’ve filled four logbooks. As a child, I made balsa-wood and tissue-paper airplanes. As a teen, I made gas U-Control model airplanes, and I used to ride my bike to the airport...

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Article: From the Editor: A Diamond For A Pilot’s Pilot

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Article: Personal Aviation At A Crossroads

Five years ago, the first special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) received its airworthiness certificate, opening up a new chapter in the regulation of simple personal flight. More than 1,000 of these factory-built aircraft and more than 8,000 former...

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Features, Getting Your License, Guest Speaker, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Talk

Article: Survivable Ditchings

Without...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: Profiles In Vision: Tom Peghiny

I like employing people and...

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Article: Return To Goose Bay

When I returned to Goose...

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Article: Pleasure, Pain & Southern Hospitality

Skylane 250CW, cleared to land, runway two seven.” Those words marked the start of my anniversary weekend in historic Savannah, Ga. The VFR flight to Savannah from Lawrenceville, Ga., on the morning of August 1, 2008, was smooth and uneventful, as was m...

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Article: From The Editor: From Dream To Reality

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