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Article: Monoplane Revolution

In 1984, I trained with air show pilot Duane Cole at Luck Field in Burleson, Texas, for the Intermediate category of the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. ...

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

Article: The Eyes Have It

We're about to kick the sacred cow that is peripheral vision right in the butt and, in the process, probably generate a bunch of letters to the editor. ...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Features, Flight Training, Learn To Fly, Pilot Guide, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Aviation Careers: We’ve Only Just Begun

As a kid in love with flying and all things related to it, I couldn't fathom the idea of getting paid for it.

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Aviation News, Careers, Features, Flight Schools, Flight Training, Jobs and Schools, Pilot Resources

Article: Expand Your Iceberg

I was a stick-and-rudder pilot with very little knowledge of instrument flying. Steeped in flying wires, tube and fabric, I never thought I'd need or want an instrument rating.

Also labeled: Aviation News, Careers, Features, Flight Schools, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Passenger Comfort, Pilot Skills

Article: The Life Of An Air Show Pilot

If you love what you do, you're not really working, but being an air show pilot is a mixture of hard work and hardly working.

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

Article: Clouds

Recently, I came across The Cloud Appreciation Society.

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Chasing Fires

Rush, Serpentine, Robbers and Mill are names of some of the fires I've flown. Fires are usually named after a geographical landmark at the origin of the fire—a road, town, river or a creek.

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Article: Being Resourceful

If one thing serves us well in life and in aviation, it's the art of being resourceful—intelligent and creative problem solving and making the best use of time and available resources.

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

Article: Pre-Aerobatics

This summer, I've had the good fortune to fly OV-10 Broncos out of the Chico Air Attack Base.

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks

When I'm signing autographs on the flight line, people like to tell me their stories about flying.

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Article: Oh My God! There’s No Man In The Cockpit!

My friend Mark Magin, Onboard Images President, recently told me a hilarious story. Sitting in first class on a commercial flight, he noticed there was an all- female flight crew.

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

Article: Getting Back Into It

Yeah, I got my license, but then I got married, had a couple of kids and got engrossed in building my career, so I didn't fly for a long time. ...

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills, Proficiency

Article: Precision Flying

Precision and approximation: These are contradictory terms that, when applied to flying, have more to do with the pilot's mind-set than they do with skill. ...

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Training

Article: Perception

I'm constantly asked about my unique line of work as an air show pilot, "Do you get dizzy?" or, "Do you wear those earrings when you fly?" But probably the question I'm most asked is about fear—"Aren't you afraid when you're diving toward the ground?"...

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Article: Birds Of A Feather

We're all part bird, aren't we? We have wings, but unfortunately they're only a steely imitation of the real thing.

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Article: A Part 142 Flight Review

Like so many aeronautical adventures, this was a quest for a signature.

Also labeled: Features, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills, Proficiency

Article: Living Large

Making the transition from a fixed- gear piston into a turbine isn't easy, cheap or quick, but it's possible.

Also labeled: Engines, Features, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Piston Engines, Turbine Singles, Turbine Twins

Article: Aerospace Careers Outlook

For the first time since the great crash of 2008, we've heard nothing but optimism (though some of it was cautious) during interviews for our annual aerospace careers feature.

Also labeled: Aviation News, Aviation Resources, Careers, Features, Flight Schools, Flight Training, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly

Article: Aerosim Flight Academy

It's not only general aviation that faces a pilot shortage.

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Flying Skills, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: When Procedures Fail

Pilots are a conscientious group. We do preflights, use checklists, and respect our physical and technical limitations.

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Article: Airline Transport Professionals

As it prepares to celebrate its 28th anniversary, ATP has grown into one of the largest and most highly respected professional flight-training academies in the world. ...

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Flying Skills, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: 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.

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Article: 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.

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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.

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Article: Safe Turnarounds

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

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Article: Risk Management

Risk management is a solid concept, and an often-used term in aviation, medicine, firefighting, insurance and business.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, ATC, Decision Making, Features, Flying Skills, Pilot Guide, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: A Whole New Flying World

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

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Article: IFR Communications: Serious Business

I listened carefully to the clearance on the first go-around, shook my head in exasperation, and wondered if the controller had been a trumpet player in a previous life. ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, ATC, Decision Making, Features, Flying Skills, Pilot Guide, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Fear Of Dunking

From two miles up, big water looks pretty much the same all over the world.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Pilot Guide, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Proficiency

Article: Making Sense Of The Back-Course Approach

Yes, I know. There aren't many of those procedures in use, and even when they're available, controllers are more likely to issue a circle-to-land clearance on the standard localizer/ILS.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Pilot Guide, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills