A Chance Meeting
There I was, climbing through 5,500 feet in southeastern Texas, when I had a close encounter with a Boeing …
News
We keep you up to date on the latest news about personal flying and share incisive, relevant opinion on this ever changing activity.
Turbulent Times
A few weeks ago, New York was experiencing an extended period of rainy weather, accompanied by what seemed like constant low overcasts, reduced visibility and winds that were designed to test the quality of airplane tiedown ropes. I was really looking forward to the break in the weather that had been forecast for the coming weekend.
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The Derelicts
I’ve mentioned them before—those long-dead, thoroughly baked carcasses I taxi past each day that at some time …
Wing Dings
It’s a problem most of us with metal airplanes face at one time or another—dings, those small dents …
Safety In Numbers
This past March, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released preliminary accident statistics for 2004. The numbers show a welcome overall safety trend for general aviation (GA), with total accidents going down from 1,741 in 2003 to 1,614 in 2004. The accident rate decreased from 6.77 per 100,000 flight hours in 2003 to 6.22 in 2004. That’s a drop of more than 8%.
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60 Years After
Paul Tibbets joined the Army Air Corps at Fort Thomas, Ky., in 1937. In 1942, Tibbets joined the 97th Bomb …
Fences
Yesterday evening, a friend and I were flying across the desert a few miles south of Phoenix, when my fellow …
For The Birds
As far back as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by birds. I remember sitting on the beach during …
Fill ’Er Up
Running out of fuel and crashing is something you might expect from an inexperienced private pilot, but not from a …
Time Flies
As I’m typing this, my little red airplane is in the hos-pital for a 100-hour inspec-tion …
