Lessons Learned

I never expected him to say yes, but he did, maybe because it was the one great thing he could give to me.

It was a beautiful VFR Thanksgiving Day, and I was en route from Russellville, Arkansas, to McAlester, Oklahoma, in my Cessna 150J. The little bird suits me just fine, partly because we were born in the same year, 1969. I had earned my private pilot certificate in August, and McAlester would be my furthest out-of-state […]

As the Cessna Amphibian I’m flying emerges from the ragged overcast into the fading light of a cool September evening, I can barely pick out the end of the runway through the rain-smeared windshield. A stiff left crosswind shoves me off centerline, requiring a boot-full of rudder to keep the nose straight. After touchdown at […]

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A clever plan to deal with the ice led to an unexpected, sticky situation.

A close call reminds the author to be ever vigilant.

Where routine is everything, in a world where nothing else is.

When flying in hot and high conditions, extra engine power is your friend. But what if your plane doesn’t have any?

Sometimes it’s just not your day. And sometimes that’s not obvious until you’re in the middle of it.

The FAA’s medical standards denied a bright flying future to one young would-be pilot, and it’s aviation’s loss.