I took my first flying lesson a month before I took my first driving lesson. For many pilots, the first flying lesson, “The Discovery Flight,” is the day that they fall in love with aviation. I’ve...
There has, and will always be, debate about a magic number of pilot hours required for certain types of flying and ratings. The Minnesota blizzard was a sharp contrast to the Cancun sunshine we’d just...
Flying in Small Airplanes: A Passenger’s Perspective I am not a pilot. But I am lucky enough to have a good friend who is. And a few times a month, I get to join him as he takes to the skies in...
A discussion of weather science and aviation weather. Weather Science – The goal The goal of this article is to give you an understanding of the science of what causes weather. This foundation...
Flying to Baja Mexico can be an amazing experience for private pilots. Since I have known Jim he has talked of his experiences flying to the Baja, seeing the whales, eating great food, beautiful...
A private pilot looks at ways you can work to avoid a mid-air collision. On a hot, hazy August afternoon in 1996, we were droning along above Arizona’s Painted Desert at 10,500 MSL, headed due south...
A discussion of how the fuel air mixture impacts the performance of the aircraft’s engine. “What I cannot create I do not understand.” – Richard Feynman In previous articles, I have...
A Pilot Explores the Germanwings Tragedy It’s okay that I am away from my family to take you to yours. It’s my job, my pleasure, my passion, my life as a pilot. I don’t expect you to know that it took...
Work on the Cherokee 140 is Finished The last few months have been very busy in my shop. A lot of high pressure jobs have absorbed more of my time than normal, stealing away that precious time I could...
