I hope you never encounter a truly unsafe pilot as I recently did. But if you do, I hope you […]
Author: Jamie Beckett
The case against flight instruction
Being a CFI can be a dull, repetitive, low-paying position where you work under a chief instructor who does little […]
Your flight has been delayed
The time-worn expression about GA travel is true. If you’ve got time to spare, go by air. Of course, there […]
The physics we cannot see
There have been many times while in flight when I have looked out to my wings with the knowledge that […]
Making one teen’s aviation dreams come true
Sometimes lifting someone up has very little to do with wings, relative wind, and horsepower. It can be a result […]
The wing is the thing
By the time the sun set on Dec. 17, 1903, perhaps the most important test aircraft in human history had […]
The misplaced confidence of team spirit
Blind devotion to a sports team — or a political party — is as silly as adopting the belief that […]
Blue collar proud
As a pilot, I check the oil, peek into the fuel tanks, then climb under the wing to inspect tires […]
What is, what was, and what might one day be
Truthfully, the general aviation market and environment is as good or better than it has ever been. Our challenge remains, […]
Expanding on an open door policy
A student flying club’s open door policy was tested during Hurricane Ian and while the club’s hangar was damaged, club […]