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I’ve seen few things in my lifetime as beautiful as looking down on other planes in flight while on …
Improving or maintaining your flying skills is a goal every pilot should have with each flight. Here are expert opinions on how to apply performance standards to your everyday flying.
I’ve seen few things in my lifetime as beautiful as looking down on other planes in flight while on …
The benefits of transitioning from pilotage to dead reckoning, four course ranges, ADF, VORs, Loran and then to GPS have …
A few weeks ago, my friend Ray recounted a scary experience he’d had in his high-performance single while …
Engine failure on takeoff is every pilot’s worst nightmare, but there’s one basic rule that applies to all …
When you’re on short final and descending through 50 feet, it really doesn’t make much difference how good …
I was doing my first solo out to the practice area north of the airport. I was doing some ground …
We’ve all seen super-pilots, such as Patty Wagstaff and Sean Tucker, who seem so in control of their …
Ah, if only you knew how to fly! You could escape the shackles of your humdrum life and soar above …
As pilots, we’re used to flight planning. Flights are usually straightforward and easy to plan, but occasionally, they involve …
My first airplane, a 1947 Globe Swift, purchased in 1966 for $3,700 when I had a whopping 80 hours …
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