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Flight Lesson Journal: Falling in Love with the Piper Cherokee

While the Instructors Away, the Student Pilots Will Play! A Great Lesson in the Piper Cherokee...

Flight Lesson Journal: Reno-Stead Airport and Flying in Turbulence

Over the Mountains and Through the Wind; To Reno-Stead Airport We Go!...

The Grumman Goose Still Soars 80 Years Later

Of the 345 Grumman Goose aircraft made, an estimated 30 remain airworthy. Few amphibious planes are as well-known as the Grumman G-21 Goose, which was produced by Grumman Aircraft Engineering...

The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing: Adding Swagger to the Pilot

The Beech Staggerwing’s dark and powerful looking form seemed to intimidate the other aircraft, making an impression on this twelve-year-old boy. Little did I know that some twenty years later I...

Piper Tomahawk: From ‘Traumahawk’ to the Perfect Day-Tripper

Piper Tomahawk: Taking a Look at the Affordable PA-38 Founded by brothers Clarence and Gordon Taylor in 1927, the Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company became Piper Aircraft 10 years later...

Cessna 195 Businessliner: A Slice of 1950’s Style

The Cessna 195 Businessliner Is a Retro Airplane with Hot Rod Looks and a Marilyn Monroe Luxury Most aircraft produced today are built to look modern. Though it’s true that many of these modern...

Dusting Crops With the Jet Powered PZL M-15 Belphegor Biplane

Is the PZL M-15 Belphegor the world’s slowest jet, or the world’s heaviest biplane? Behold, the PZL M-15 Belphegor, the world’s only jet-powered biplane and also the world’s only jet-powered...

Flight Lesson Journal: Dropping by Nervino Airport

A Student Pilot Visits a New Airport in Northern California to Practice Landings and Learns the Dangers of Being Hasty...

The Beechcraft 58 Baron: Crown Royalty of the Light-Twin World

The Beechcraft 58 Baron has been at the top of its class since 1984. The Beechcraft 58 Baron evolved from a long line of aircraft that have become pilot favorites over the decades. Beginning with the...