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Article: Wings In The Wilderness

The runway lights are still on at...

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

Article: Llamas & Condors

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

Also labeled: Columns, Features, Learning Center, People and Places, Travel

Article: Sun ’n Fun 2008!

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

Also labeled: Air Shows, Columns, Features, People and Places

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...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, LSAs, People and Places

Article: Bad Landings, Egos & Me

I knew it was windy, but it wasn’t that bad. I...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, People and Places, Safety

Article: From The Editor: Snapped Out Of Complacency

On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Dallas, I was nearing a pit stop in Albuquerque when the radio crackled with the following: “Thunderbird One, you’re cleared direct Red Ridge.” “Hmm, can it be the T-Birds?” I thought as I sped toward the Lone Star...

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Article: Sun 'N Fun

Newly certified in the States, the Toxo Sportster is the first Spanish-built LSA in America. The all-metal FPNA A22 Valor offers an open cockpit and 360-degree visibility. The Brazilian SeaMax is an LSA amphib with a retractable water rudder and short...

Also labeled: Features, People and Places

Article: Getting Out Alive

Few topics in aviation are as popular as...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

Captain Dale...

Also labeled: Features, People and Places, Warbirds, Aviation Personalities

Article: Backcountry Bash

No way, José. Through the ...

Also labeled: Bush Flying, Bush Planes, People and Places

Article: Super Bowl Super Fly-In

It was Super Bowl morning,...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, People and Places

Article: Paws In The Sky

Yes, I’m guilty. The rumors are true. I am one of those...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: From The Editor: First Passengers

There are few things as rewarding for new pilots as flying with their first passenger. I know that was true for me. Part of my whole motivation for completing my ticket was to share the excitement of flight that I’d...

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Article: The Four Aviation Food Groups

Balanced aviation nutrition is like...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, People and Places

Article: Safety—A Tough Sell

Woody was one of those pilots we all thought...

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

Article: LightHawk: The Truth From Above

Among the earliest things we learned...

Also labeled: Features, People and Places

Article: Gathering Of Mustangs

It’s perhaps the most iconic military airplane in t...

Also labeled: Aviation History, Features, People and Places, Warbirds

Article: Crewing For Red Bull, Down Under

At the closing ceremonies of each Red Bull...

Also labeled: Air Races, Air Shows, Features, People and Places

Article: From The Editor: Sticktuitiveness

Not long ago, I was flying commercial from LAX to Boston Logan. As I settled into my seat in the back of the bus, I was chagrined that, right behind me, sat a young boy of maybe six or seven. When he started to kick the back of my seat, I gave his...

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Article: State Of The Industry

From the Wright brothers to The Right Stuff, the thrill of flight has sparked the imagination and stirred the human spirit. We take to the skies to experience the freedom and exhilaration of flight. Now more than ever, people look to general aviation...

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Article: What Compels An Air Show Pilot?

Explaining why I do what I do is surprisingly easy. The quick answer is that flying air shows is what I’m passionate about. I love it. But beyond that is a story of inspiration, physical endeavor, ongoing learning and camaraderie.

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Columns, Features

Article: From The Editor: Simmer Down

I was looking forward to a much needed weekend on Martha’s Vineyard, away from the city and the noise and smells of summer in the Meatpacking District. And though brunch at The Black Dog and grilled lobster at the Oyster Bar and Grill beckoned, the l...

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Article: Crossing The Atlantic In A Single

High and wide, we cruise above...

Also labeled: Features, People and Places, Piston Singles

Article: From The Editor: GA Popularity Contest

When I was a kid in grade school, I had this friend named Jonathan Meyer. His dad was a minister and had a collection of Revolutionary War–era muskets, flintlocks and a blunderbuss. That name alone was enough to get us kids laughing. One day, the...

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Article: Is General Aviation Losing The Popularity Contest?

You remember, don’t you,...

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Article: Across The Nile

The Great Rift Valley is one of the biggest...

Also labeled: Features, People and Places, Piston Singles

Article: From The Editor: Red-Tailed Angels

In what has turned into an unintentional theme this issue, I seem to have focused on, twice, people or groups that broke new ground in aviation. They were, in some way, told that they couldn’t or shouldn’t, or that it was unusual or possibly...

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