Why We Fly

[the_ad id="51513"]

The DO&CO Show: Austrian Airlines’ 767 Busines...

Mar 24, 2020 |

EAA’s The Green Dot — Homebuilt Aircraft Council C...

Feb 26, 2020 |

Friday Photo: Philadelphia at dusk

Mar 13, 2020 |

What to Read and Watch

Mar 18, 2020 |

[the_ad id="66394"]

[videogallery id=”eaa”]

Keep Your Head in the Cockpit

Mar 26, 2020 |

Ten tips each for student and active pilots to make use of their downtime in a world of...

Volunteer Spotlight — Amy Crozier

Mar 26, 2020 |

Amy Crozier, EAA 1220935, was introduced to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2013 when a friend gave her...

Inspection and Troubleshooting — Are We Naturals?

Mar 26, 2020 |

How you approach an inspection, a preflight, or a flying decision will lay the foundation for...

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters

Mar 26, 2020 |

NOAA brought Kermit, one of its Lockheed WP-3D Orions, to Oshkosh last year for AirVenture...

Looking Back in Time Through a B-24 Bombardier’s Mementos

Mar 25, 2020 |

When Jack Harrington handed me a stack of B-24 Liberator items from World War II, his only ask to...

Milestone — Sándor Pethes Private Pilot Checkride

Mar 25, 2020 |

Sometimes, letting someone fly will change their...

What to Read and Watch

Mar 18, 2020 |

If you’re looking for ways to stay engaged and entertained during a stint of self-isolation,...

The Montambo Family’s Four-Generation J-3 — Keeping Up a Family Tradition

Mar 18, 2020 |

J-3 Cub NC1502N came to live with Ray Montambo in 1951, and while he loved the airplane and flew...

Volunteer Spotlight — Jim Heindl

Mar 18, 2020 |

Jim Heindl, EAA 570224, has been volunteering with EAA since 1993, primarily with flightline...

EAA’s The Green Dot — Detailing AeroEducate and Project 21

Mar 12, 2020 |

The Green Dot crew sat down with EAA vice president of programs, chapters, education, museum, and...

The Technical Counselor Visit: Planning and Goal Setting

Mar 12, 2020 |

Even the best skills and knowledge cannot overcome poor...

Hand Prop Mishap: I Was Careful But it Still Happened to Me

Mar 12, 2020 |

I took every precaution and knew that what I was doing was sensible and safe. Boy, was I fooling...

UH-1 Huey to Make its Home in the Museum

Mar 10, 2020 |

One day not long ago, a gentleman walked by my office and asked in sort of a grumpy manner,...

A-10 Pilot Kim Campbell to Speak at EAA Museum

Mar 10, 2020 |

A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot Col. Kim Campbell to present at the EAA Aviation Museum on March...

Roll Model

Mar 5, 2020 |

When you look at his airplane, you’d think that Bill Smith, EAA 496718, was obsessed with...

The Oft-Overlooked Intake Gaskets

Mar 5, 2020 |

This month I want to address intake gaskets and hoses on Lycoming engines, as they seem to be one...

A Very Special Young Eagles Flight

Feb 27, 2020 |

I had just completed a Young Eagles flight when I was approached by one of the adult chaperones...

Life of a Radio Operator in World War II

Feb 27, 2020 |

For Norman Bussel, December 7, 1941, started out like any other Sunday. He was visiting his...

Probable Cause — Pilot’s Failure to Maintain Directional Control During the Landing Roll

Feb 26, 2020 |

A few minutes of practice from time to time could save you from an embarrassing future landing...

Volunteer Spotlight — Geoff Downey

Feb 26, 2020 |

Geoff Downey, EAA 105011, has been volunteering at AirVenture for nearly 30 years, with the vast...

One Airplane, Two Lifelong Friends

Feb 26, 2020 |

Myron Lokken, EAA 532919, and his longtime friend Doug Tomas, EAA 84351, bought this Aeronca...

EAA’s The Green Dot — Homebuilt Aircraft Council Chairman Vic Syracuse

Feb 26, 2020 |

The Green Dot crew sat down with Homebuilt Aircraft Council chairman Vic Syracuse to discuss how...

Friday Photo: a road in the clouds

Mar 27, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Interstate 77 cutting a path through the low clouds...

Pilot in command

Mar 26, 2020 |

Editor’s note: This article was the winning entry in the second annual Richard Collins...

Flying my simulator during quarantine

Mar 25, 2020 |

When I first caught the flying bug, the opportunities I had to be in the air were far and few...

Aircraft building—a journey

Mar 24, 2020 |

To clip a lyric from the Talking Heads, “…and you may ask yourself, well, how did I...

The joy of a flying dad

Mar 23, 2020 |

My dad recently flew west and I have been thinking about the gift of flying that he gave me from a...

Friday Photo: the White Mountains are white

Mar 20, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Abeam Mt. Washington at 7000 feet The pilot: John...

Patient transport flights: big airport experience and VIP service

Mar 19, 2020 |

January was a bit of a slow month of flying but I was able to get involved in two...

Did I really hear that?

Mar 18, 2020 |

It was about 0715 or seven fifteen in the morning for those that need additional help. It was some...

Go or No Go: California convection?

Mar 17, 2020 |

It’s a perfect day for general aviation: your trip from San Diego (MYF) to Oxnard...

Flying for Air America—where the cargo was always interesting

Mar 16, 2020 |

I was in college when I dropped one too many classes and received the pre-induction notice during...

Friday Photo: Philadelphia at dusk

Mar 13, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Flying at dusk over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The...

Training logistics—the forgotten problem with learning to fly

Mar 12, 2020 |

I have a grandson who is a little under two years old and is coming along nicely as a prospective...

My first T-6 landing

Mar 11, 2020 |

I had been dating a woman named Kim for a few years before I started flight lessons. She was a...

Flying in the Iditarod Air Force

Mar 10, 2020 |

It was Friday, March 13, 2009 and I was just starting to feel comfortable with the Iditarod Air...

Say your airspeed—which one?

Mar 9, 2020 |

Say your airspeed. Seems like a simple question. And it’s one controllers often ask when...

Friday Photo: shiny shoes

Mar 6, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: Killingworth, Connecticut The pilot: Lindsay Petre The...

Seek out the small stories with your airplane

Mar 5, 2020 |

An airplane is a wonderful history teacher. From above I have surveyed the battlefield at the...

I seem to have misplaced planet Earth

Mar 4, 2020 |

My wife, undoubtedly, would choose our honeymoon encounter with ice; my mother the complete...

Collecting sunsets

Mar 3, 2020 |

Although pretty much everyone who has left their teenage years behind is aware of the finite...

Is software enough to keep pilots safe?

Mar 2, 2020 |

I am a pilot. I am not a software engineer or software writer. That said, I use software like...

Friday Photo: formation flight on Remembrance Day

Feb 28, 2020 |

Click on image for full size. The view: The city of Melbourne, Australia, while approaching the...

The illusion of see and avoid

Feb 27, 2020 |

Until recently, collisions between aircraft were rare, supposedly because pilots used See and...

Hot chicken, icy wings

Feb 26, 2020 |

“What do you mean you’ve never heard of Nashville hot chicken?!” I...

Alaska: if I can do it…

Feb 25, 2020 |

My dad flew F4U Corsairs off of aircraft carriers in WWII. I grew up listening to his stories and...

Light Sport Aircraft aren’t selling well, but the LSA rule has still worked

Feb 24, 2020 |

In 2014, I stirred up a hornet’s nest by proclaiming “the LSA rule is a...

The Last Rhinos of the HAF Report and photos by George Karavantos February 25, 2020 George Karavantos paid another visit at Andravida AB and brings you some unique photos of the remaining Greek Phantoms. The 338 Squadron...

[videogallery id=”airline-reporter”]