Author: Jamie Beckett

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 […]

Education is the key to success. There’s no doubt about it. But, does that mean a college degree is an […]

There is one piece of advice I pass along to almost everyone who asks me about flight training. It’s as […]

This is the Do point, not to be confused with the Dew point, which pertains to the weather. It relates […]