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Article: Great Sandy Australia

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Article: Beech Party!

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Article: Bugs & Hugs

I’ve always been fascinated by people w...

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Article: Flying In Israel

Ahead and to the left, the startling deep, blue Dead...

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Article: With Six, You Get Aileron Roll

"Uh oh,” crackles Rand...

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Article: In This Together

This could be the...

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Article: Back To The Future!

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Article: Fuel’s Gold

Are we now seeing apocalyptic signs...

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Article: Turbocharger Trouble

You may already...

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Article: Secrets Of Johnston Island

Majuro in the...

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Article: From The Editor: The Call Of Technology

The market for new general aviation airplanes seems to be changing. Today’s new airplane buyer has different needs, goals and experience. To pinpoint this psychographic, Marc C. Lee spoke with sales representatives f...

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Article: The New Look Of GA

Just over a...

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Article: My Bucket List

The other day, a student called to book some flight training,...

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Article: The Accelerated Stall

The accelerated stall usually surprises a pilot...

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Article: How To Blimp

After a takeoff run of about one foot, the attitude...

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Article: From The Editor: Lessons Learned

I can only imagine the first day back to school for Rinker Buck in the fall of 1966. As his classmates recounted tales of riding bikes around the block and jumping in the neighbor’s pool, Rinker’s version of “what I did this summer” must have been a...

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Article: Contact: Filling The Generation Gap

In the Siegfried family tree, there’s a Cub that flies from branch to branch, as each generation introduces the next to aviation. Whereas some parents pressure their kids to play piano or throw a football, the Siegfried’s child-rearing checklist rev...

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Article: On A Heading For Home

I live in downtown Manhattan and like the...

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Article: The Flying Siegfrieds

Every child remembers the...

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Article: Touchdowns: Pregnant Plane Delivers

On May 25, 1961,...

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Article: In Love With The AT-6

On the ground, a T-6 Texan looks...

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Article: From The Editor: Shared Passion

There was a time in each of our lives when we weren’t yet pilots. Born as aviators, perhaps, but not licensed pilots. We jumped at any opportunity to get closer to the sky, and more often than not, passion overruled reason. Countless childhood hours h...

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Article: Wings In The Wilderness

The runway lights are still on at...

Also labeled: Bush Planes, Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Safety, Travel, Backcountry Flying

Article: Llamas & Condors

I was at a speaking engagement in Alaska awhile back,...

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Article: Tiger Or Demon In Your Tank?

Misfueling occurs when the wrong...

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Article: Sun ’n Fun 2008!

As this column is being written, I’m sitting in an...

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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...

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Article: Contact: Functional Beauty

The other evening, I was flipping through the channels looking for something to watch on TV when I landed on a show about Concorde’s final flight, back in October 2003. Hard to believe it has been almost five years. Knowing that last flight would o...

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Article: Touchdowns: Ever Upward

In the late ’50s, the Air Force...

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Article: State Of The LSA Industry

At the 2005 AOPA Convention, barely six months after the first light-sport aircraft (LSA) airworthiness certificates were issued, AOPA President Phil Boyer observed, "This has got to be one of the most interesting things you can do: help bring a...

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