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.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Days Of Celebration, Days Of Dreams 10 new planes that offer encouragement and new visions for aviation 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.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 ¡Chile Lindo! Tour Aviation Chile guides pilots through a stunning slice of South America Take the best nature has to offer: sandy beaches, snowy mountains, deep blue lakes, smoking volcanoes, glaciers, fjords, waterfalls, archipelagos, geysers, salt plains, hot springs—you name it—and mix in delicious seafood, lush vineyards, warm hospitality and 350 airports, and you’ve got Chile.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Transatlantic In A Twin Star An epic journey, in the footsteps of Alcock and Brown This year marks the 90th anniversary of the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic by pioneering aviators Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown (in 1919).

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Air Show Roundup: Sun 'n Fun 2009 In spite of lighter attendance than last year, the 2009 EAA Sun ’n Fun Fly-In drew an enthusiastic crowd to Lakeland, Fla., for the week’s festivities.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 The Country Pilot Joining the farm team for tailwheel training He calls himself the “Country Pilot,” and with his herd of taildraggers and 3,000-foot farm field, he cultivates the art, science and joy of simple stick and rudder flying. He’s even apt to begin sentences with, “I’m just a country pilot…,” when relating how he prefers good weather when flying his PA20 Pacer on the 1,000-mile journey to Sun ’n Fun, or why the Pitts S-2B he bought himself as a retirement present in 2002 has all the performance he’ll ever need for aerobatics.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Fly The Bahamas What you’ll need to know as a first-timer to the out islands For many pilots, it’s a rite of passage; for others, it’s their daily work. Some are fearful at the thought of so much water below, and their first flight over an ocean becomes an adrenaline-fueled leap of faith.

Monday, April 6, 2009 Blimpin’ As I drive down the 405 freeway toward the Goodyear Blimp Base in Gardena, Calif., I can’t help but think that, in 20 minutes, I'll be in an aircraft flying at half my driving speed. Not only that, I'll be in one of the world’s most recognizable aircraft with one of aviation’s most recognizable heroes, Mike Melvill, pilot/astronaut of Scaled Composites’ X Prize–winning SpaceShipOne.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Fly-In Dining Grows Up Few things go better with aviating than eating. There’s something supremely magical about liberating yourself from the bonds of terra firma to land at a destination where a hot meal and good conversation await you. Unfortunately, pilots think about eating in the most boring and mundane terms. We fly more for the experience—not the food—and we accept mediocrity.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Plane Living Finding a residential airpark that’s right for you What’s an aircraft owner’s definition of a “housing crisis”? Owning a home that’s too far from the airport. Fortuntately, there’s never been a better time to develop a rescue plan.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Johnson Creek: Backcountry Fly-In Mecca Once a year, this remote Idaho strip becomes Super Cub central Mention the words “Johnson Creek” to any backcountry pilot, and he or she will give you a wide smile, nod in approval, and describe a place of rugged beauty and challenging flying.

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