Become a Better Pilot

Making Sense of the Back-Course Approach: How to prepare before you encounter one

by Bill Cox | Become a Better Pilot, Lessons From The Logbook - Bill Cox

They’re the words every instrument pilot dreads: “Cleared for the back-course approach.” Yes, I...

Professional IFR Flight: Planning for the GA pilot

by Joel Turpin | Become a Better Pilot, Columns and Opinions, Joel Turpin Tips and Tales

The goal of professional flight planning begins with a mindset. This mindset is to never be...

The Dangers of Noise Fatigue

by Bill Cox | Become a Better Pilot, Columns and Opinions, Lessons From The Logbook - Bill Cox

Lightspeed Zulu aviation headset. Photo courtesy of Lightspeed Aviation I was tired. No, beyond...

Formation Without Perspiration

by Bill Cox | Become a Better Pilot, Lessons From The Logbook - Bill Cox

Formation flight needn’t be terrifying or dangerous, provided you stay loose Spitfires in...

How to Flight Plan for VFR Like a Pro

by Joel Turpin | Become a Better Pilot, Columns and Opinions, Joel Turpin Tips and Tales

Photo by Jack Fleetwood www.jackfleetwood.com Good flight planning begins with a mindset, and that...

My Sky: Interview With the Author

by Cessna Owner Organization | Become a Better Pilot, Bill Cox Book, Columns and Opinions

In anticipation of his upcoming book My Sky: The Flights & Times of Bill Cox, we talked to...

Bill Cox Book, Chapter 5: The Odyssey of Glacier Girl

by Bill Cox | Become a Better Pilot, Bill Cox Book, Columns and Opinions

P-38 Glacier Girl on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. Photo courtesy of EAA Famed airplane...

Bill Cox Book, Chapter 1: Send in the Clouds

by Bill Cox | Become a Better Pilot, Bill Cox Book, Columns and Opinions

Later this year, JP Media LLC will publish a book by longtime pilot and writer Bill Cox entitled “My Sky: The Flights & Times of Bill Cox.” It will detail his lifelong travels as a pilot, in the beautifully scripted way in which only Bill can write. This is Chapter 1.