Aviation Travel Articles
Aviation travel articles capture the magic of piloting a plane to your destination. Whether it's a trip close to home or to a far corner of the globe, our aviation travel articles always offer a unique perspective.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Amelia Earhart: A Modern Adventure
Seventy-five years on, a modern-day Earhart retraces the footsteps of a legend
This contemporary Earhart is re-creating one of the legendary aviatrix's flights: the leg from Oakland, Calif., to Miami, Fla., where she announced her ill-fated, round-the-world attempt in 1937. |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Live With Your Airplane
An overview of residential airparks and fly-in communities
There's nothing like being able to walk out your back door to your hangar and into your airplane," says Spruce Creek, Fla., resident Jack Hirn, summing up the number-one reason that the residential airpark lifestyle captivates pilots of every stripe. |
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. |
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. |
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