Category: Air Facts Journal

Click on image for full size. The view: Flying over The Twelve Apostles (Victorian coast,...

The first big airplane I ever flew was the Lockheed Constellation, affectionately known as the...

Non-pilot acquaintances who know of my aviation background often ask about the Boeing 737 Max and...

Editor’s note: This inspiring article, first published in the October 1956 edition of Air...

I was a 4000-hour Mooney pilot (all in the same Mooney) several years ago when a friend, a...

Click on image for full size. The view: Climbing out of Spirit of St. Louis Airport The pilot:...

No horizon line. No lights. Black below; black above. You’ve left the comforting, glowing...

No horizon line. No lights. Black below; black above. You’ve left the comforting, glowing...

Maryland has mountains, a large bay, and an ocean – as well as airports to enjoy each of...

“Pucker Factor,” for those unfamiliar with the term, is loosely defined as how tight a...

Click on image for full size. The view: Koropun airstrip in Papua, Indonesia The...

On April 21, 2015, I accomplished something that I could have never imagined doing at the age of...