Author: William E Dubois

Riley, a CFI candidate’s non-pilot flying companion from Florida, asks: “So what’s rotating when you say ‘rotate’ during takeoff? It […]

There are a lot of stumbling blocks in the way of accurately turning on Pilot Controlled Lighting, so it may […]

Sandra, a private pilot from Arkansas, writes: As I was flying into a small Class-D airport the other day, I […]

When a plane is damaged in a crash, there must be a record of it somewhere, right? Not according to […]

Truth be told, the four-letter word LIFT is a lot more complex than we are taught in flight training. This, […]

The FAA’s Inclusive Language Summit combined two of our columnist’s favorite things: Aviation and Language. William E Dubois gives us […]

The cost of a quality airplane paint job borders on the astronomical. But, in fairness to the paint shops, that’s […]

How do N-Numbers get assigned? Why are they so wildly different? Who has N-1? And what about other countries? These […]

While pilots have to report getting caught driving under the influence, what about other alcohol-related troubles? And why does the […]

A METARmap is functional art. Or the synthesis of art and technology. Or perhaps artistic technology. Or tech-imbedded art. Whatever […]