Our Christmas morning wasn’t what it should have been: we got a call early on that my ex-brother-in-law had just unexpectedly …
Grassroots
Browse Grassroots, a collection of flying-related articles by Budd Davisson. An accomplished aviation journalist, Budd shares his perspective on  all kinds of flight-related subjects.
Life‘s Big Numbers
Almost regardless of our age, 20-something to gray dog, it’s impossible not to engage in those “Hey, do …
Walls That Talk
One of the advantages of visiting a friend in his home and/or office is that you get a sense …
Junk Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
With hundreds of people milling around me, I didn’t actually hear the engine, but I certainly felt it! It …
Words At The Beginning
After you’ve reached a certain age, when you get an email with a friend’s name in the title …
The Aviator Voice
The other day, as I was pushing my trusty mount out of the hangar, a pilot was having trouble getting …
Hallway Monitors
The voice had a very indignant tone to it. As if the tower should pay special attention to everything he …
Disappearing Airliners
Okay, I know that airliners spend a lot of their time being tracked on someone’s radar scope and talking …
And Life Goes On
Today has been a hard one for those of us who follow history: First thing this morning, I learned that …
Too Late Gives No Warning
They live their retirement dreams before retiring …
Heart Transplant
I’ve known for a while my engine wasn’t totally happy …