It’s a new world. VLJs and personal jets are on their way. Despite naysayer predictions, Eclipse Aviation is actively marketing its model 500 twin …
May/June 2008
Backcountry Bash
No way, José. Through the rear side window of the hard-banked Aviat Husky, I’m staring goggle-eyed down …
Human Factors In Light Jet Aircraft
The schedule was tight. Following a day on the slopes and an evening watching the Super Bowl, the pilot was …
Capt. Dale “Snort”Snodgrass
Captain Dale âSnortâ Snodgrass (U.S. Navy, ret.), former Top Gun instructor, legendary F-14 Tomcat pilot and current air …
Flying With Speed Brakes
I was flying with a buddy in my Mooney, returning from a Saturday hamburger flight. We’d come home from …
Touchdowns: Ever Upward
In the late ’50s, the Air Force began researching whether a pilot could survive bailing out of a high-altitude …
Contact: Functional Beauty
The other evening, I was flipping through the channels looking for something to watch on TV when I landed on …
May/June 2008 On The Radar
In early February 2008, Cessna finally admitted its big, big secret: The Model 850 will indeed go into production. Named …