Author: Jamie Beckett

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 […]

I’d hoped to fly large multi-engine aircraft built by Boeing and Airbus. I wanted to jaunt off on trips around […]

The erosion of safety in flight is not the fault of the FAA or your state’s Department of Transportation. The […]

It’s time for us to put our individual anger and bitterness behind us. The talent pool of folks who are […]