Using Special VFR and Contact Approach can be very helpful under the right conditions. Accomplished pilots use a number of skills to carry out safe and successful flights. Some, like taking off or...
Don’t Throw Caution to the Tailwind By Jim Lauerman, Past Avemco Insurance Company President and Retired CFI We all learned early on that taking off into the wind helps get us aloft sooner and that...
RV6: The Airplane Building Experience My dad flew all over Europe during World War 2 as a navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress. And he continued to fly after he came home. My mom also flew planes...
Exploring the logic and emotion of choosing the right plane. By their very nature, airplanes are an exercise in compromise. A fast airplane usually needs long runways. A good short-field aircraft is...
The Right Pilot Seat for You Among the questions I have asked pilots while helping them find employment is why do you want to work for the major airlines? Of all the questions, this one catches pilots...
The Ins and Outs of How to Detail an Airplane Is your airplane looking a bit less than clean these days? Unhangared airplanes accumulate dust, soot, and dirt rather quickly. Even hangared airplanes...
San Diego part 3 My grandfather was a professional photographer in the 1940s. He had a studio where he did portraits and a lab in the back so he could process the images. He also made picture frames...
Sun Valley offers great recreation opportunities year round. Back when I lived in Los Angeles, a friend and I were talking about the upcoming ski season. This friend, a pilot, also happens to be a...
Judgment and experience are of key importance in our world of aviation. When I turned 16 my grandfather sold me his old pickup truck. It cost me 300 bucks and was in nearly perfect condition with very...
