We all know pilots who limit their flights to a hop to a nearby airport for lunch or an occasional pancake breakfast …
October 2012
iFly 720
Two years ago, I came across a new avionics company: Adventure Pilot …
Light-Sport Chronicles: Ears Wide Open
Something I’ve at least attempted all my life is to remember to open ears and close mouth when in …
Aviationās “Little”Emergencies
I had just departed Long Beach, Calif., in a Bellanca Viking, headed for the Reno Air Races, when black oil …
Golden Angel
There’s only one Cub, just as there’s only one Wright Flyer, Joe DiMaggio or Golden Gate Bridge …
BushCat
BushCat Engine Choices: Jabiru 2200 (85hp), Rotax 582 (65hp), 912 (80hp) or 912 ULS (100 hp) Empty Weight (lbs.): 617 …
The Sleeper
I’m already at ease with this unique, stylish little S-LSA …
When Using NEXRAD Can Be Dangerous
Today, more information than ever before is being made available to pilots, both in printed and electronic formats …
Of Porta-Potties And Fields of Yellow
No, let me amend that: It was my 41st to Oshkosh, plus three to Rockford, the last home of the …
October 2012 Readback
Cessna is moving its 162 Skycatcher out of the light-sport-aircraft category and into the primary aircraft category in …
Mustang Teaching Machine?
For many pilots, speed is the narcotic that attracted them to the discipline in the first place …