Features
Article: Helping Haiti
It started with an e-mail sent to my partner, Brian Reiff. Bahamas Habitat was looking for pilots with high-performance singles or twins to fly earthquake relief supplies to rural Haiti.
Article: Safety’s Ideal World
In an ideal world, once the probable cause of an accident is identified, there never will be an accident like it again.
Article: From The Editor: Where GA Shines
Since the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January, general aviation pilots have been making an increasingly positive impact in the troubled country; in some regions, GA relief flights are the only way aid is getting through....
Article: Now And Future LSA
Remember those grade-school history-book pictures of Conestoga wagons with “California or bust” painted on their sides? R...
Article: April 2010 Readback
Pilot Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first person to break the speed of sound with his own body.
Article: Light Sport Chronicles: Befriending The Enemy
“Minute Man traffic, light-sport one three four X-ray entering downwind for runway three, Minute Man.” “Minute Man traff...
Article: Fear & Preparedness
As he sat in my office and we prepared to leave for the airport after three hours of ground school, he hesitated for a moment, locked eyes with me and said, “Look, I have to tell you something.”
Article: To Korea, With Luck
My buddy Jeff Kopps of the National Weather Service in Monterey, Calif., had predicted headwinds out of Santa Barbara, and as usual, he was right. ...
Article: Buyer’s Mini-Guide To Four-Seat Singles
Traditional wisdom has it that most light airplane buyers purchase two seats more than they need.
Article: Profiles In Vision: Larry Burke
Ever had a neighbor who watered your roses if you forgot to? Or loaned you his tools, though you didn’t know him very well?
Article: Flying Into Isla Grande
Growing up in Puerto Rico in the 1950s, I lived at the top of the Hotel Columbus.
Article: March 2010 Readback
In April 2009, Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam unveiled its P2008 high-wing LSA, which combines an advanced carbon-fiber fuselage with a metal wing and stabilator.
Article: From The Editor: It’s Never Too Late
It was typical hangar chatter during a holiday party at the MotoArt facility at Torrance Airport.
Article: The Science, The Art, The Realities
Anyone who has flown for more than 10 minutes has developed an idea of what defines the perfect airplane.
Article: When Slower Is Better
Contrary to sometimes misinformed opinion, a Mooney is one of the easier airplanes to land. Contrary...
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.
Article: Learning To Fly 2.0: Cooler, Safer And More Fun Than Ever
Imagine it: You’re training for night cross-country flying. The evening is moonless VFR. Your weather briefing says your route is clear. The synthetic vision feature of your glass instrument panel displays everything—including the runway centerline—as if...
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: School Daze
Recently, I fired up the Skype to glean some insight into LSA flight training in America. Recently, I fired up the Skype to glean some insight...
Article: Danny’s Dream
Why would any kid want to do that?” That was the social worker’s response to my offer to take any child flying for free—that is, any child who was a patient at the local cancer center for children.
Article: Muffler Inspection
If you were to make a list of the most fun and glamorous aspects of flying, I’d bet that inspecting an aircraft’s muffler wouldn’t be on it. ...
Article: January/February 2010 Readback
Britain’s Paul Bonhomme won the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Championship on October 4 in Barcelona, holding off defending champion Hannes Arch of Austria.
Article: Speed Is Life
As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote speaker, the question I’m most often asked is “How fast would that SR-71 fly?” I can be assured of hearing that question several times at any event I attend.
Article: Caravan To Seoul—The Prequel
If you saw Jurassic Park, then you may remember the scene where Jeff Goldblum describes chaos theory as a mathematical discipline where the results of any given problem are never totally predictable, no matter how carefully conditions are...
Article: Kings Of The Sky
"So what are they like in person?” is the first question my pilot friends ask when I tell them I’ve spent a day with John and Martha King, the well-known founders of King Schools.
Article: LSA Ownership—Condo Style!
I love this concept of sharing ownership in an aircraft, new or used. Last month, I delved into David Kruger’s Aircraft Partnership Association (www.theapa.com), a type of online matchmaking service t...
Article: Air Capital Tanker Chase
As a flight test engineer for the Boeing Company assigned to Wichita, Kans. (“the Air Capital”), I’m among the fortunate people who truly love their work. ...
Article: Sweet Dreams
If the NTSB had its way, the FAA would be gauging whether or not you’re having sweet dreams and sleeping through the night cuddled up with your teddy bear. ...
Article: FlightPrep ChartBook
Over the years, we’ve reviewed quite a few electronic flight bags (EFBs) and other devices that have claimed to eliminate paper from the cockpit.
Article: December 2009 Readback
The EAA has announced that Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, known for their emergency landing in the Hudson River, are the new co-chairmen of the EAA Young Eagles.
Article: From The Editor: Spreading The Word
While working on this month’s Guest Speaker column, Managing Editor Pam Lee suggested that the reference to Patty Wagstaff mention that the air show star performs annually in front of thousands of spectators. Hundreds of thousands, I countered.
