Pilot Stories

Jim Richmond’s legacy lives on in more ways than his popular tube-and-fabric taildraggers.

…in the most New York kind of way.

Did a Texas pilot’s multitasking during preflight lead to an overlooked fuel selector and a subsequent tragedy?

First flights after major surgery provide many meetable challenges.

Time in a GameBird awakens the aerobatic pilot in me.

Next-Generation Radar imagery is informative, but can also be treacherously out of date.

Sometimes nerves—properly reined in—can be your friend in the air.

IFR and cheating the clouds to and from Oshkosh.

A look at the past, present, and future of ag pilot operations.

Sometimes, calling an instructor isn’t the best use of resources in an emergency.