When Martha and I first started flying together, over 40 years ago, GPS for General Aviation wasn’t even on the drawing board and glass cockpits…
Most operators of general aviation airplanes use their planes for business, and the flexibility and freedom our airplane gives us is an important part of…
Sometimes, on a beautiful clear night, John and I will fly over the Los Angeles basin and look down on some of its 13 million…
We pilots are usually very confident people. In fact you might say we are “blessed with fine self-images.” And you wouldn’t want it any other…
On March 19, 2009, the second Cessna SkyCatcher crashed in flight testing due to an unrecoverable spin (See SkyCatcher First Flight). In each case the pilot walked away,…
Wow! What a reaction you gave us to our first few posts! The comments and feedback we’ve received are wonderful, challenging, and sincere. Keep it…
Flying well isn’t easy, but it can be made a lot easier if you have had proper training for the task at hand. We got…
It’s ironic. Our government felt perfectly comfortable flying the Boeing 747 that is used as Air Force One at low level, burning as much as…
What you do does make a difference to the folks on the ground On April 27, a Boeing 747 being followed by two F-16s flew…
Well, we’re finally doing it! We’re starting our own blog. It’s not that we don’t have a lot to say, because we certainly do. Some…