Not again, I thought, we’ve already done that . . . TWICE! Jim Trusty 2006 …
Are you ready to be one with the beast? Jim Trusty 2012 Ubiquitous—adj.—existing…
www.faasafety.gov Jim Trusty 2012 Yes, www.faasafety.gov is the newest way to communicate with…
Jim Trusty 2012 It seems like such a simple question and really, it should be. We have spent…
A general aviation pilot rushed to make a VIFNO (Void If Not Off by) departure time for an…
I was honored to be invited by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism for the 2010 Gateway Fixed Base…
Everyone at Toledo’s Suburban Airport knows Mildred Benson. She learned to fly there, back when it was called…
For many young aviators making the leap (of faith?) into professional aviation, it comes as a shock that…
I took my first lesson on October 31, 1983 after seeing The Right Stuff. My next three lessons…
“You are up there with your friends. You might be the last one out and you make that…
On August 7, Paul Olson from the Dayton Flight Service Station spoke to the Sidney (Ohio) Pilots Association…
The transition from student pilot to certificated pilot commences with the designated examiner handing you a temporary certificate…
What is the culture of aviation? In what ways do pilots think, talk, and act differently from other…
Find an instructor you can work with and stick with that CFI until you earn your ticket. That…
Well, there I was… Finally sitting in front of my FAA examiner thinking about how long and hard…
To see if working with a simulator can help me be a better pilot, I scheduled four hours…
An in-flight emergency is a time when pilots are truly “put to the test.” A pilot’s actions alone…
Livingston County Airport (OZW) in Howell, Michigan, gets a lot of business from high time pilots who prefer…
When it comes to flying small airplanes, there’s not much that’s worse than having to make a forced…
You can land at Toledo Express (TOL) or Metcalf (TDZ) or Toledo Suburban, long ago called Wagonwheel in…
The day was perfect for flying. The clouds were at 5,500 feet with some haze below, but expected…
Do you remember you first solo? I believe every pilot who climbs into a plane and solo’s for…
12-4-00 Piper Warrior Examiner: George Barone, Wurtsboro Airport (NY) I’ve read many descriptions of student pilots’ flight tests,…
My test began at about 9:00 AM, with George Barone at the Wurtsboro Airport. George had given me…
After many hours of sweat I passed my private pilot checkride at KRHV in San Jose, CA. I…
“This is Eric, my flight instructor,” I said to my wife. They exchanged greetings and said a few…
As usual I met my instructor at the FBO for a dual training flight. This particular flight was…
What is color blindness? The human eye relies on its 6-7 million cone cells and 100-130 million rod…
NASA CALLBACK REPORT: A pilot reported that he used GPS successfully to navigate to a distant point on…
Pilots, it’s coming up on springtime and the season to fly is upon us. We shake ourselves from…
As promised here is my follow up to “First Crash Solo”. Before I begin I would like to…
My CFI and I wanted to get the remaining 2.2hrs of hood time I had left out of…
Here are a couple of tales from my flying days. The first is my encounter with wake turbulence…
I had it planned for three weeks. I was going to put my brand new private pilot certificate…
I took my long 300-mile x-country Sunday – it was an experience indeed! I got up at 7…
I began my day by meeting my instructor at my homefield here in California at 7:00am or 1100Z.…
I guess that I’m about to be indoctrinated into the “unsupervised-solo-group” with this post, but its really the…
I enjoy reading articles from others, so I though I would share my long cross-country experience: My long…
I didn’t write about my first solo because it so unexciting – takeoff, land, takeoff, land, takeoff, land…
After much advice, I finally got my landings acceptable and the CFI stepped out of the plane (at…
The following is an actual account of what transpired on April 28, 1998. My scheduled flight time was…
Last Wednesday my instructor signed me off for my second cross-country flight after the successful completion of my…
Up to this point in my long and storied career as a student pilot, I have experienced regular…
This morning, after about 30 hours dual, I soloed a J3 Cub. Quite an interesting experience! I knew…
This was, perhaps the most thoroughly planned trip ever made in an airplane, aside from Lindberg’s and the…
I had my first night flight last night and it was a BLAST! I managed to get all…
I have been away for 3 week due to poor weather in New England and my normal CFI…
I have been away for 3 week due to poor weather in New England and my normal CFI…