The Grapevine Airstrip has a limited number of campsites available. The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is reporting that the latest Phoenix FAA sectional now shows the Grapevine Airstrip...
Pilot conmen such as Tom Salme, Jimmie Lane, and Tom Cook are a dark but interesting side of our pilot fraternity. For the most part, pilots are a pretty straight-laced bunch. Pilots tend to be...
When confronted with contaminated runways, all those aircraft performance calculations can dissolve quickly. Sitting next to me right now is a pilot’s operating handbook for a 1978 Cessna 172N...
As a general aviation pilot, I’m taking my flight training seriously because it only improves my safety margins. It seems as if general aviation’s on the decline – or at the very least...
Pilot skills are important but data shows accidents begin in your head, and the right mindset and attitude are a key part of aviation safety. In 2014 a corporate Gulfstream GIV tried to take off from...
Being a certified flight instructor is a noble profession and should be treated as such. When I fly I am never alone. Even if I am the only one in the airplane, I am in the company of very special...
Every passenger who flies has had memorable moments while looking out of the window and getting a bird’s eye view of the world. Sometimes, just viewing the clouds from above is all one needs to make...
The Cessna T303 Crusader: Cessna’s Answer to Beech and Pipers Twin Trainers Cessna saw great success with their 1953 Cessna 310 light twin. For decades it rolled off the production line as a...
Aircraft engine failure in flight require a precise and timely response. While it’s true aircraft engine failures are rare, I have been at my home airport twice in the last two years when another...
