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Flight Lesson Journal: Learning About Stalls in Flight and Life

Stalls, Slow Flight, and Life: An Emotional and Physical Roller Coaster This last week, I was scheduled to have two flight lessons and I couldn’t be...

Flight Lesson Journal: I’m Back, Baby, With a New 172!

Finally, I made it back into the sky for more flying lessons! It’s been almost two months to the day that I’ve been ground-bound, and I can hardly put into words...

Pitts Special: The Quintessential Aerobatic Performer

The Pitts Special remains the quintessential aerobatic performer, especially in the eyes of the general public. By Crista Worthy and Ron Chadwick Mention aerobatics and air shows to almost anyone and...

FLIGHT Exhibit at the Leonardo Museum Lets Imagination Take Wing

I recently had a chance to explore the FLIGHT Exhibit at the Leonardo Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. As we walked down the streets of Salt Lake City, Utah, the snow clustered like Styrofoam beads in...

My Journey to Becoming a Pilot in Kenya

My story of becoming a pilot in Kenya and my love affair with aviation started when I was a little child aged about three. My dad, who is a Kenyan diplomat, was sent to Somalia on assignment and I...

Airplane Crash Survival Tips: Backcountry Bug-out Bag

What Must Be in Your Backcountry Bug-out Bag Should the Worst Happen For those backcountry pilots who like to fly further and further from civilization with each trip, it’s essential to be prepared...

Flight Lesson Journal: Doubting One’s Airworthiness

At what point exactly does “beginners luck” fade away? Recently I’ve decided to make the leap and get my private pilot’s license! What follows is the third in a series of flight lesson journal’s...

Flight Lesson Journal: First Flight, or The Beginning of the End

Making Lifelong Dreams Reality, and Catching the Disease Recently I’ve decided to make the leap and get my private pilot’s license! What follows is the second in a series detailing the process of...

Flight Lesson Journal: $60 Worth of Paperwork

Preparing for Take-Off: My First Flight Lesson Recently I’ve decided to make the leap and get my private pilot’s license! What follows is the first in a series detailing the process as I...