A look at the eternal struggle of pilot vs mechanic. Logbook Entry Pilot: Evidence of leak on right main gear Mechanic: Evidence removed Sparring with mechanics is part of the fun. With line item...
Lake Placid Airport offers pilots the opportunity to enjoy a unique winter vacation. Here in Idaho, 2014–15 is the winter that wasn’t. Most of our backcountry pilots didn’t even bother putting skis on...
A refresher on reading METARs! With today’s cool apps like Foreflight, it’s easy to forget how to read the standard weather information in its raw form, such as the METAR, TAF, etc...
UPDATE – 7-7-15 FAA Extension Signed Into Law By President Obama Today, President Obama signed an FAA Extension into law that contained medical reform language. Click here for more details...
One pilot’s journey through Navy flight school and down the long road to Wings of Gold. Before I walked in the door of the Navy flight school, I already had a few marks against me. It’s nothing...
A discussion of rotor wash, jet blast and wake turbulence and how to avoid them. A moving wing, a jet engine, and a helicopter rotor: all disturb air, sometimes violently, as they do their jobs. And...
Aircraft Hull Insurance Can Protect Your Plane When You’re Not There Our files at Avemco® show that 48% of all our claims happen before an airplane even leaves the ground. Although pilots are seldom...
Air ambulance flying can sometimes put life into a different perspective. It’s -14 degrees F outside, but it’s not cold enough to keep the phone from ringing at 0200. “Hello?” “Hey captain, we have...
NAPALM BATS: the fascinating and bizarre story behind the military’s attempt to create a Bat Bomb! For almost as long as we’ve had organized militaries, animals have been a significant...
