Aviation Travel

Whether you're flying to one of your favorite vacation spots, or to a remote airstrip high in the mountains, aviation travel is an experience unto itself. Browse our aviation travel section and capture the atmosphere of adventure flying.

Monday, December 5, 2011 Trans-Africa Adventure Part I: Southbound—From London to Cape Town in a Robinson R44 Last summer, I was sitting on a beach thinking about my upcoming 50th birthday.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Bahamas 101: Recipe For Paradise Flying to the Bahamas is the stuff of dreams and is within the reach of nearly any pilot and aircraft We're skimming low over the Atlantic Ocean, some 80 miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale. Below us is a giant marble—brilliant glass with swirls of every shade of blue and green you can imagine, and flattened so it stretches as far as the eye can see.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Fly The Bahamas! There are few places that go better with flying than the beautiful islands of The Bahamas.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 100 Years Of Naval Aviation Part I: The West Coast’s only strike-fighter wing, Naval Air Station Lemoore, trains F/A-18 pilots for the runway at sea He did so in a 60 hp Curtiss Model D, which was constructed from spruce, bamboo and doped linen, and had a maximum speed of 43 knots.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 30 Ways To Make Your Pilot Certificate Sizzle Stretch your wings with these ideas to put excitement and challenge into your flying I’m still amazed when I land. I sometimes sit in the cockpit, as the gyros wind down and the prop clicks to a stop, and wonder at the magic of it all.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Piper Cub Heaven Sentimental Journey 2011 at Lock Haven, Pa., where it all began On an overcast, humid June day, I top a high dike built to prevent the Susquehanna River from flooding William T. Piper Memorial airport.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Backcountry Odyssey A group of Husky Aircraft takes on the rugged Teton Mountains We're threading our way through the majestic Teton Pass—a flight of four Aviat Husky aircraft and a pristine, Yakovlev Yak-52

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Launchpad Patrol A one-of-a-kind perspective on NASA’s shuttle missions There appears to be a bank of sea fog rolling in off the Atlantic as we're cleared for a predawn takeoff on runway 09 at Titusville's Space Coast Executive Airport in Florida.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 The Journey Or The Destination? A cross-country adventure to Central America Air shows are magnificent aerial productions. Performers travel from far to put on a display of skill, showmanship and passion for aviation.

Thursday, March 31, 2011 Storm Shuts Down Sun ‘N Fun Harsh weather destroys aircraft on display Massive rain and strong winds wreaked havoc on Sun ‘n Fun Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. The storm passed quickly, but not before causing major damage to aircraft and event exhibits.

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