We pulled it off! The High Sierra Pilots Flying Club’s first overnight fly-in! Eight planes with 19 people flew from our home base in Carson City (CXP) to the Kern Valley Airport (L05) on Saturday...
A Student Pilot Recalls A Night Flight with a CFI and a CFI-in-training into KRNO After a couple months of doing hardly anything but touch-and-go’s, sporadic flights, and passing my written exam, my...
Ten years ago, I got a Pilot’s Certificate for one reason: to fly the backcountry. I’ve always loved the outdoors. It recharges me, and it’s a source of sanity and peace. I know a...
For years I’ve had the opportunity to fly over these lands and marvel in their changing colors, textures, and reflections, many times finding myself lost in the processes of enjoying these moments...
Bose is Protecting Ears and Blowing Minds With the A20 Aviation Headset As a student pilot, I have very limited experience with aviation headsets. To this day, I’ve only worn four: a really, very...
Starting in 1959, the Cessna 150 Quickly Became One of the Most Popular Small Aircraft to Date In 1959, the ‘World’s Premier Trainer’ was introduced by Cessna as the Cessna 150. This...
The All-Metal Piper Comanche Brought Piper Aircraft Into the Post-War Era The 250 horsepower Piper PA-24-260 Comanche is a four-seat, low wing airplane with retractable landing gear. As one of Piper’s...
Becoming a Professional Airshow Pilot- It’s A Long, Hard Road, But Worth Every Step Throughout each article and interview I’ve read about becoming an airshow pilot, aerobatic champions say...
We Review Rod Machado’s latest eLearning Course, “Understanding Aviation Weather.” I don’t know about you, but when I was first studying for the private pilot written exam, it was...
