People and Places
Article: In This Together
This could be the...
Article: Back To The Future!
Article: Fuel’s Gold
Are we now seeing apocalyptic signs...
Article: Secrets Of Johnston Island
Majuro in the...
Article: The New Look Of GA
Just over a...
Article: My Bucket List
The other day, a student called to book some flight training,...
Article: How To Blimp
After a takeoff run of about one foot, the attitude...
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...
Article: On A Heading For Home
I live in downtown Manhattan and like the...
Article: The Flying Siegfrieds
Every child remembers the...
Article: Touchdowns: Pregnant Plane Delivers
On May 25, 1961,...
Article: In Love With The AT-6
On the ground, a T-6 Texan looks...
Article: Wings In The Wilderness
The runway lights are still on at...
Article: Llamas & Condors
I was at a speaking engagement in Alaska awhile back,...
Article: Sun ’n Fun 2008!
As this column is being written, I’m sitting in an...
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...
Article: Touchdowns: Ever Upward
In the late ’50s, the Air Force...
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...
Article: Bad Landings, Egos & Me
I knew it was windy, but it wasn’t that bad. I...
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...
Article: Getting Out Alive
Few topics in aviation are as popular as...
Article: Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass
Captain Dale...
Article: Backcountry Bash
No way, José. Through the ...
Article: Super Bowl Super Fly-In
It was Super Bowl morning,...
Article: Paws In The Sky
Yes, I’m guilty. The rumors are true. I am one of those...
Article: Pilot Careers 2008
Opportunities for professional pilots are...
Article: The Four Aviation Food Groups
Balanced aviation nutrition is like...
Article: Safety—A Tough Sell
Woody was one of those pilots we all thought...
Article: LightHawk: The Truth From Above
Among the earliest things we learned...
Article: Fathers, Sons And Flying
For me, it all began a few thousand feet over some Michigan farmland about 40 years ago. We were somewhere between Detroit and Alpena when my father gave me a heading, told me to keep it straight and level, and then let me grab the yoke. I’ll never...
