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Article: Reflections On Inner & Outer Flight

Why are we so fascinated by flight? What draws us to it? What makes flight so special? Why are we so...

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Article: Gear Up With BrightLine Bags

If you took one look at my airport car, you’d probably conclude that I’m not the most organized person in the world. If you...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gear, Headsets, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Beyerdynamic HS 600 DANR Headset

There still are a few older pilots who fly without headsets—and most have hearing damage as a direct result.

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gadgets, Gear, Headsets, New Products, Pilot Supplies

Article: Days Of Celebration, Days Of Dreams

We may well mark 2009 as a dramatic evocation of past and future, a time when the traditional veneration of past achievements and the bright and amazing promise of future technology both occupied center stage.

Also labeled: Air Shows, Features, Journeys, New Products, People and Places, Travel

Article: Formation Flying! Part II

Formation flying is a dangerous and, for me, compellingly beautiful and engaging experience. Formation flying is a dangerous and, for...

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Air Shows, Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Safety

Article: Qref Books & Checklists

For most general aviation pilots today, a GPS is standard equipment, whether it’s in the panel, on a yoke mount or in a flight bag as a backup device. For m...

Also labeled: Avionics, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Supplies, Safety

Article: Headset Guide: Technology Still Rules

When I came back to aviation after a 20-year absence, one of the biggest changes was headsets.

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gear, Headsets, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Sporty’s Foundation: The Future Of Aviation

If we don’t get more young people interested in every aspect of general aviation, it will simply disappear as we know it,” Hal Shevers, the founder and chairman of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, tells me as he punctuates his sentence with a long pause and his...

Also labeled: Getting Your License, Journeys, Learn To Fly, People and Places

Article: 2009 National CFI of the Year

Recently, a VFR pilot flying a Cessna 172 departed after dark in VMC and flew into IMC. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported an electrical failure to ATC, but continued into a thickening blanket of fog.

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

Article: A New License To Learn

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: First 500 Feet, Part I: Engine Failure!

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

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. ...

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Article: Looking For 200 Knots

Also labeled: Flying Skills, Pilot Skills

Article: The Country Pilot

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Journeys, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Safety, Tailwheels

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.

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Article: TransPac Aviation Academy

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Pilot Skills

Article: The Right Way To The Left Seat

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Features, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: The Last 50 ft.

When...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: Ownership Made Easy

This...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Finance, Journeys, LSAs, People and Places, Sport Pilots

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, Columns, Features, Getting Your License, Guest Speaker, Learn To Fly, People and Places, Pilot Talk

Article: Controlling Control Pressure

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Sport Pilot Daze

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Journeys, Learn To Fly, LSAs, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Sport Pilots

Article: Garmin 696: A Giant Leap Ahead

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gear, Handheld Avionics, Handheld Gadgets, Navigation, New Products, Pilot Gear, Pilot Supplies

Article: Going The Distance

As pilots,...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Learn To Fly: Fun Things You Can Do With Your Certificate

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Features, Getting Your License, Jobs and Schools, Learn To Fly, Navigation

Article: Choosing Your Handheld

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gear, Handheld Avionics, Handheld Gadgets, Navigation, New Products, Pilot Gear

Article: Headset How-To

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gear, Headsets, New Products, Pilot Gear

Article: Glass-Cockpit Blackout

The NTSB doesn’t just investigate...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: True Confessions

If aviation...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Decision Making, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Co-Ownership: Navigating Airplane Partnerships

It’s a...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Finance, Ownership