Let It Roll
Air show pilot Patty Wagstaff won the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships three times and is a six-time member of the U.S. Aerobatic Team. She’s a flight instructor, and after three years of flying an OV-10 Bronco for Cal Fire as an Air Attack pilot during fire season, she is back to full time airshow flying, consulting, coaching, and instructing aerobatics. Patty also runs Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School based at Southeast Aero, the U.S. dealer for the Extra Aircraft, in St. Augustine.
Making Traps: The Thrill Of Landing An F/A-18 On An Aircraft Carrier
When people ask me what the coolest experience I’ve ever had in an airplane is, I don’t hesitate’it was my F/A-18 Hornet ride to an aircraft carrier
Fear Of Flying
How to get reluctant friends and family up in the air (and enjoying it, too)
Six Cool Ways To Push Your Envelope
Most aviators want to be the best they can be. We all want to be Maverick in Top Gun, ruling the skies and greasing on every landing. Whether we fly a 747 or a Piper Cherokee, when we get in that airplane and flip on the switches, we are pilot-in-command. The world awaits. But once […]
Summer Weather
Every season has its challenges for pilots. Learn how to prepare for the heat and humidity, warm fronts and thunderstorms, to make summer flying a breeze.
