Flying Across The Rocky Mountains At Night
Just a couple of feet below me, the world is not a friendly place. A blanket of black sky miles deep, frozen by winter and … Read More “Flying Across The Rocky Mountains At Night”
Just a couple of feet below me, the world is not a friendly place. A blanket of black sky miles deep, frozen by winter and … Read More “Flying Across The Rocky Mountains At Night”
Scattering cremated remains by airplane has been a labor of love for me and my family for the past 17 years. It started as a … Read More “Scattering Ashes Is More Than Flying For A Pilot”
Everyone was okay after the incredible turboprop STOL monster bit the dust. Then even more important things started happening. Read More “Going Direct: After Draco‘s Crash: Lessons In Being a Pilot”
People can be a little too casual about mixing liquid refreshments with computerized equipment, like a modern airliner flight deck, but here’s proof that you … Read More “Airbus A330 vs. A Cup of Coffee: Plane Forced To Divert After Spill”
Mike Patey and his wife Chandra are uninjured after Draco, the incredible turboprop STOL plane Mike Patey made, ground looped and was destroyed. Patey was taking … Read More “Draco Destroyed. Video Of the Crash”
Talk about a bad birthday. The Beechcraft Bonanza that aerobatics legend Patty Wagstaff was piloting flipped after landing at St. Augustine last week!on the her … Read More “What Happened? Patty Wagstaff In Runway Accident At St. Augustine.”
The report documents the accident and goes much further than that, too. Why it will matter to all of us. Read More “Going Direct: Huge Questions For Aviation In NTSB Final Report On Embry-Riddle Crash”
If you haven’t seen this photo yet, then here you go! It’s officially our favorite non-flying car ever! But it turns out the plane that … Read More “This Amazing Mad Max Inspired Plane Makeover Has A Story Behind It”
Not long after I moved to the rural area where I now reside, an experienced pilot who lived just down the road from me departed … Read More “Getting Pilots To Speak Up”
Overview: Back in the early 1950s, when the Lockheed C-130 Hercules (now the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules) was created, it was unlikely that anyone … Read More “This Incredible Plane: Lockheed C-130 Hercules”
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