Category: Air Facts Journal

Did you learn to fly because you were excited about the challenge of levitating into the sky and...

Let’s cut right to the chase: there is a strong case to be made that many base-to-final accidents...

The view: An invitation to aviation The pilot: Tom Dorl The airplane: 1979 Cessna 172N The...

There I was, bouncing around in the backseat of a Cessna 172 as my friend tried to stabilize the...

A late February cold front arrived just in time to clear the crud that had been threatening my...

“To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a fool.” —Cicero I had...

It’s never been easier to fly your own plane to Mexico A white Suburban, dust trailing,...

The view: A sunlit thunderstorm from FL280. The pilot: Charlie Tillett The airplane: Piper...

“Expect the Unexpected.” — Coach Paul “Bear “Bryant The light blue cardboard cover of my student...

2020 was an epic flying year for my son Daniel, his fried Theo, and me as we had the opportunity...

In most aircraft there is a composite of steam gauges and boxes with magenta lines. The magenta...

Forty years ago, I was a US Air Force flight engineer with a CFI. In addition to my commercial...