Flying-Aviation
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Rising from Viral Ashes
First flights after quarantine are singularly rewarding.
4 min |
September 2020
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The Riddle of Takeoff Distance
Sometimes you just have to hope for the best.
5 min |
September 2020
Flying
We Fly: Van's Aircraft RV-14A
FULL PERFORMANCE BUILDING AND FLYING VAN’S AIRCRAFT’S BROADEST EXPRESSION
10 min |
September 2020
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Seven Habits for IFR Approaches
There’s more to an effective approach than keeping the needles crossed.
4 min |
September 2020
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Regulation or Inspiration?
More training could improve the accident rate. But must it be mandated?
6 min |
September 2020
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Not Your Father's Simulator
Virtual Fly North America disrupts simulator design.
4 min |
September 2020
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Maniacal Mnemonics
Learning the pilot’s favorite crutch
5 min |
September 2020
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Airport at the End of the World
Hurricane Hunting in a Piper Warrior
6 min |
September 2020
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Hot Stove
How close do you need to get?
4 min |
September 2020
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A WEATHER SHOOT OUT ADS-B vs. SIRIUSXM
A retired airline pilot’s perspective
5 min |
September 2020
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Sunday Service
Flying through the quarantine
5 min |
August 2020
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Wake-Up Call
I learned about instructing from this.
6 min |
August 2020
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Uncertainty
Clarity in communication—more than just a good radio
5 min |
August 2020
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LIFE IN THE AIR
Notes from a Newly Minted Guppy Puppy Thoughts on Boeing’s ubiquitous 737
7 min |
August 2020
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Script for Life
How scripts guide collaboration in aviation too
5 min |
August 2020
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CESSNA 162 SKYCATCHER
LIVELY PERFORMANCE—WHEN YOU KNOW ITS LIMITATIONS
7 min |
August 2020
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INNOVATION
With a larger engine inlet than its predecessor, the E1000’s Pratt & Whitney PT6 breathes easier.
10 min |
August 2020
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Essential
The continuing evolution of airplane and pilot
6 min |
August 2020
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An Empty Sky
The silence is sobering.
4 min |
August 2020
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A TASTE OF TAILDRAGGERS
Will flying with a tailwheel make you a better pilot?
7 min |
August 2020
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ICING OUT OF OPTIONS
IS WHAT LIES AHEAD WORSE THAN WHAT LIES BENEATH?
6 min |
June - July 2020
Flying
PATHWAYS to the AIRWAYS
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES FOR THOSE FIRST STEPS TO BECOMING A PILOT
8 min |
June - July 2020
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LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
SAME PLANET, DIFFERENT WORLD
5 min |
June - July 2020
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FIRST FLIGHT
THE MEMORY—DECADES OLD—CANNOT BE ERASED
5 min |
June - July 2020
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HOW DOES AN AIRPLANE GLIDE?
OR, IF IT’S IN A NEWSPAPER HEADLINE, PLUNGE?
5 min |
June - July 2020
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EMBRAER PHENOM 300E
A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED IN BOSSA NOVA STYLE
10 min |
June - July 2020
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GIVING IT UP…AGAIN
WHEN AN AGING PILOT SHOULD CALL IT QUITS
5 min |
June - July 2020
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THREAT-AND-ERROR MANAGEMENT
AVOIDING THE CORONAVIRUS AND A GOPHER TURTLE
5 min |
June - July 2020
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DOWN TO EMPTY
ANOTHER ONE FOR THE BOOKS
4 min |
June - July 2020
Flying
BRANSON RNAV (GPS) RWY 32
Until the recent slowdown in travel because of the COVID-19 virus, Branson, Missouri, was a top destination in the Ozarks for families with kids, boasting a host of live shows, restaurants, golf courses, museums, hiking trails and much more. While everyone hopes the lull in flying to getaways such as Branson will be short, the current downtime offers pilots a perfect opportunity to tune up their IFR chart-reading skills.
2 min |