Education is the key to success. There’s no doubt about it. But, does that mean a college degree is an […]
Author: Jamie Beckett
Ugly and slow, but airworthy
There is one piece of advice I pass along to almost everyone who asks me about flight training. It’s as […]
In consideration of the Do point
This is the Do point, not to be confused with the Dew point, which pertains to the weather. It relates […]
Old friends make good
I’d hoped to fly large multi-engine aircraft built by Boeing and Airbus. I wanted to jaunt off on trips around […]
Local safety procedures are not to be ignored
The erosion of safety in flight is not the fault of the FAA or your state’s Department of Transportation. The […]
Does DEI have a place in aviation?
It’s time for us to put our individual anger and bitterness behind us. The talent pool of folks who are […]
Patience and persistence pay off
There’s another one out there. Another airplane. Another airport. Another kid who wants to find their way inside the fence […]
The woes of winter
Regardless of what you think constitutes uncomfortably cold, winter brings risks to us all. That’s true when driving over a […]
Stay in your lane
The doctor in a 2023 turbocharged Cirrus doesn’t get the right of way over a student pilot in a 1950s […]
Family brings the future into reality
The Wright brothers did the impossible, which then became the improbable. Eventually transitioning into the realm of the mundane with […]