Inflight Medical Crisis: Who Makes The Call?
How a real inflight medical emergency unfolds
Pilot Stories
Enjoy pilot stories? Our Pilot Talk section is full of informative and entertaining flying tales from accomplished pilot authors.
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The Go-Around That Didn‘t Go Well
The investigation of a prop strike and subsequent crash results in more questions than answers
Paragliding
A couple of weeks ago I did cross one off the bucket list when I flew a paraglider for the first time. I’ve always been fascinated by early flight and by very minimalist kinds of flying, and paragliding is about as minimalist as you can get. There’s you, the wing (which is what these kinds […]
Lessons Learned: A Really Wild Goose Chase
What was supposed to be an easy VFR flight to go hunting takes a turn
The Search For Ultimate Speed
Here’s how one pilot set the world prop/piston speed record and came to dominate unlimited air racing
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
Mysteries Of Flight: Who Was Really First To Fly?
The arguments, theories and facts about who was really the first to fly
My Little Christmas Miracle
Sometimes making it home for something important takes a helping hand
