An archaic definition of disorientation literally meant “difficulty in facing the east.” To the pilot, it more often…
To see if working with a simulator can help me be a better pilot, I scheduled four hours…
When it comes to flying small airplanes, there’s not much that’s worse than having to make a forced…
The day was perfect for flying. The clouds were at 5,500 feet with some haze below, but expected…
Last Wednesday my instructor signed me off for my second cross-country flight after the successful completion of my…
Twenty miles out of Allegheny County, enroute to Boston through the haze of western Pennsylvania, I decided to…
Prolog: The following is a journal of a transcontinental trip that I took in a Cessna 172L (150…
(This article was first published in Flight Training magazine in 1995) Given the media’s penchant for turning aviation…
Miyamoto Musashi, one of the greatest samurai swordsman of feudal Japan, approached his assailant–an enemy of the emperor.…
I flew from Salem OR, to Baker City (in the mountainous area of Northeast Oregon) this week on…
NASHVILLE, TN: July 9 — Pouring rain woke me up at about 7:30; only about thirty minutes earlier…