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Flying Carpet: Sea and Sand

We had endured a long dry spell here in Arizona, and I'm not just talking about lack of…

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Flying Carpet: Festival Flying

“Hey, Dan, check out that ’39 Chevy. It’s just like the one I owned in high school –…

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Flying Carpet: Pilots of wind and water

'See where the river breaks over that wide rock?' said our guide, Donny. 'We need to be careful…

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Flying Carpet: Sky King and the Old Apache

Twin-engine airplanes weren't available for rent at my old home airport of Lafayette, Indiana, so when I decided…

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Lunch on the Lawn with Sean

I thought I was doing fine flying loops and rolls, even a hammerhead, in the brand-new Pitts S2C…

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Flying Carpet: Of Tanks and Tennis

“I wonder if there’ll be time to land at the Patton Museum.” “I hope so,” said my wife,…

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Goodbye, Don

Don was at the island that Saturday, his bit of paradise on the Canadian side of Lake of…

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Cowboy Pilot

'Howdy Greg, My name is Baldy and I am a working 'wagon trash' cowboy in northern Arizona. Have…

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Mustangs in the Great Plains

Flying across two-thirds of the U.S. in an old airplane can seem like crossing the Great Plains in…

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Aerial Road Trip

Crowds. Craziness. Music. It’s enough to justify a road trip. I’m not talking Woodstock here, but AirVenture, that…

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No Wonder We Fly!

We aviators know how privileged is our view from above — we thrill to Earth’s vigor, form, and…

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The Love Flight That Wasn’t

Some friends called it “The Love Flight.” It was our 25th silver anniversary gift to each other, a…

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Angels on the Ground

It was clear and still, a beautiful day to fly. After three weeks, we were pointed toward home,…

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Pilgrimage to Old Rhinebeck

'Rat-tat-tat-brrrrrrrmmm, rat-tat-tat-brrrrrrrmmm!' I could scarcely believe my ears, for there, dogfighting over my head, were World War I…

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Serendipity Was Her Name

It looked like a fair morning to depart Oshkosh on the final day of EAA's AirVenture. We entered…

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Anniversary to Remember

'Pick any table you like,' said the waiter with a flourish. 'This is a special occasion.' Radiant, my…

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Happy Endings – “Aboot” Those Canadians

Flying cross-country in an old, slow airplane guarantees adventure. We have learned to be flexible, and, when weather…

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Ninety Minutes to Another World
On the Trail to Window Rock – and Timbuktu

Magic! The whining of gyros gave way to mystical drums and rhythmic chanting, crazily mixing images of flight…

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