Author: Jamie Beckett

For all the fear, negativity, and derision we hear in the news and on social media, I continue to believe […]

While we might like to believe we’re on top of things and fully competent, the truth is well over half […]

The devil’s advocate in me thinks the better lesson is: “You want to land and takeoff with a headwind whenever […]

It’s been decades since I took that first flight lesson, but my desire to test myself, to better myself, to […]

The unintended consequence of providing sufficient facilities to one group naturally limited the availability of those facilities to another. This […]

For the past 35 years WAI has held an annual conference where pilots, mechanics, administrators, and more gather in the […]

I’m not the best pilot in the world. Nobody who flies with me comes away thinking I’ll challenge the memory […]

Can you imagine what would happen if every member of every Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter threw a few bucks […]

The electrically powered airplane is as poorly regarded by the wider society today as the gasoline powered airplane was in […]

Accepting reality is not always convenient, but it is a worthy goal. The savings can be considerable in terms of […]