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In the sticky southern Georgia afternoon, the air was flat and heavy as we turned final for Runway 6 at …
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In the sticky southern Georgia afternoon, the air was flat and heavy as we turned final for Runway 6 at …
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the December 4, 1978, crash of Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 in snow …
At my airport, it’s rarely ever quiet; that’s a price we have to pay while flying at one …
Lift off from Runway 25 at Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington, New Mexico, turn slightly west to point the …
Round airports have been around since the early days of aviation, because that layout allowed the flighty planes of the …
At the Barnstormer’s Grill in Williamson, Georgia, I sat in a booth next to myself at age 20. Okay …
Not everyone in the world gets to be a pilot. In fact, a fraction of 1 percent of people in …
First helicopter capable of hovering flight with pilot: Paul Cornu’s unnamed helicopter, 1907
Height of that first flight: About …
Fly IFR, and you’ll run into this situation soon enough: You’re on a base-leg vector to the …
Sometimes in the field of aviation safety, there are revelations: As a result of an accident investigation, a hitherto unexplored …
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