Author: Jamie Beckett

Pilots deal with emergencies differently than most non-pilots. We tend to take a more productive approach to non-emergencies as well. […]

It has been said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Some guy named Shakespeare wrote […]

A well-managed traffic pattern can handle a dozen aircraft or more at one time without undue risk to safety or […]

Many small GA airports are the home to a few dozen or maybe a couple hundred aircraft owners who use […]

We in the U.S. have the remarkable freedom to fly an aircraft from coast to coast in airspace that asks […]

Over the course of my career as a flight instructor and aviation advocate, I can’t even count the number of […]

Pilots are cool. They’re dashing. They’re commonly thought of as adventure seekers. Smarter than the average Jane or Joe on […]

I planted a seed, nurtured it for a time with intention and care, then let it grow at its own […]

As pilots our mission is not to fight the power and push back against regulatory agencies to prove our infallibility. […]

When you get right down to it, the airport manager slot is a service position, not all that different from […]