Author: Jamie Beckett

Flying is an awful lot like playing a musical instrument. In both cases, when you do it well, your heart […]

I absolutely, without reservation, love the Piper Cub. I do not love NORDO aircraft, however. In fact, I will go […]

Go old, go inexpensive, go classic. It might be the best deal you’ll find all day. Source: general aviationClassic or […]

The real glitch in an adventure-seeking flight is not the flight outbound, although any one of us could be excused […]

We aviation types tend to be bolder than the average man or woman on the street. For we have done […]

Can a high school class change the direction of a young person’s life? Yes! Jon’s journey illustrates that point well. […]

Changes have to be made in life. Our size and our acceptance of obesity as a normal consequence of life […]

When we arrived at the tie-down I unbuckled, stepped out, and announced in no uncertain terms, “We’re done. I won’t […]

What might have been perceived as the greatest adventure of their lives became an inescapable tragedy — one the rest […]

I was having enough difficulty paying for my flight lessons. Finding and buying an airplane was just crazy. Or so […]