It probably seems extraordinary to be discussing pilot careers at a time when the worst economic turmoil in 60 years has dragged the airline industry to near-collapse and an insatiable media has spotlighted every ugly aspect of the profession. Read More “Pilot Careers 2010: A Brave New World”
A few minutes ago, I finished reading an official document in which a gentleman I knew, a lawyer, had put himself up for questioning by another lawyer. Read More “The Grandfather They Only Thought They Knew”
VÂFR corridors have served an important function in U.S. airspace since the creation of the old TCAs (Terminal Control Areas) and TRSAs (Terminal Radar Service Areas), now less telegraphically renamed Class B and Class C airspace, respectively. Read More “Flying The Corridors”
All of us will reach a stage in life when we’ve lost or are losing friends (as they slip away physically, mentally or both). Read More “Listen Up!”
In 2004, the FAA passed what has been called the âbiggest change in aviation in 50 yearsââit created the LSA category and sport pilot license. âSo what?â you ask. You’ve already got your private, commercial, instrument, CFI and MEI ratings, and your Eagle Scout Badge. Read More “Bringing The “Sport”Back To Flying (Kirk Hawkins)”
Flying is in the blood of certain individuals. Some of us plan a career in the cockpit from an early age, and we pursue it to the exclusion of everything else. Others keep their aviation goals quietly smoldering, always on a back burner ready to emerge at the right time. For various reasons, they may alight in a different direction, attain career goals outside of aviation and pursue vocational paths that seem far detached from flying. But many of them come back. |
Read More “The Right Way To The Left Seat”
We’ve all seen super-pilots, such as Patty Wagstaff and Sean Tucker, who seem so in control of their airplanes that they’re never where they’re not supposed to be. Their airplanes flow from one position to another in a seamless rendition of flight that we know, for a fact, we can’t come close to duplicating. Or can we? |
Read More “Controlling Control Pressure”
Caravan: Cessna’s Swiss Army Knife with Wings by J.D. Lewis and LeRoy Cook (ASA, 2008, ISBN: 9781560276821). The Caravan does it all: bush flying, geophysical … Read More “March 2009”
The mission was an intriguing one: I would fly the brand-new Liberty Aerospace XL2 Vanguard Edition for a pilot report along California’s Malibu coast. Read More “Liberty XL2 Vanguard: The Soul Of A Tiger”
Environmental awareness across the globe is becoming increasingly acute. The global media and the world’s population are increasingly focused on climate change and the extent to which aviation contributes to it. The general aviation manufacturing industry wants to actively participate in this discussion to speed the introduction of innovative technology and flight procedures that will reduce aviation’s impact on the environment. Read More “GA & The Environment”