Eight Enlightening Travel Tips for the 21st Century Traveler
Senior contributor Bill Cox made his first international trip in 1977, flying a new Piper...
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Become a Better Pilot
Making Sense of the Back-Course Approach: How to prepare before you encounter one
They’re the words every instrument pilot dreads: “Cleared for the back-course approach.” Yes, I...
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Professional IFR Flight: Planning for the GA pilot
The goal of professional flight planning begins with a mindset. This mindset is to never be...
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The Dangers of Noise Fatigue
Lightspeed Zulu aviation headset. Photo courtesy of Lightspeed Aviation I was tired. No, beyond...
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Formation Without Perspiration
Formation flight needn’t be terrifying or dangerous, provided you stay loose Spitfires in...
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How to Flight Plan for VFR Like a Pro
Photo by Jack Fleetwood www.jackfleetwood.com Good flight planning begins with a mindset, and that...
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My Sky: Interview With the Author
In anticipation of his upcoming book My Sky: The Flights & Times of Bill Cox, we talked to...
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Bill Cox Book, Chapter 5: The Odyssey of Glacier Girl
P-38 Glacier Girl on display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. Photo courtesy of EAA Famed airplane...
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Bill Cox Book, Chapter 1: Send in the Clouds
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.
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Flying Season Prep: Be Ready for any Flying Scenario
The holidays are over and I have started prepping for the air show, boating, and...
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Ill or Agitated Passenger: How to stop an in-flight emergency before it starts
By Dean Zakos Scenario: You offer to take an acquaintance flying. Everything seems fine until you...
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Beware the Deadly Vmc: Preparing for a single engine loss in a twin
The hard reality of twin-engine accidents is that the vast majority are a function of loss of...
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Tailplane Stalls: How to avoid one
By Joel Turpin The tailplane stall has received very little attention in aviation training venues,...
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Start Your Preflight With the Pilot
Since I’m a long-time pilot, I’ve missed out on some of the research and knowledge that some of...
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5 Bad Habits That Can Creep Into Our Flying
By Dean Zakos This article is an excerpt from Laughing with the Wind, Practical Advice and...
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20 Tips for VFR Flight
VFR flying can be more difficult than you might imagine. Investigators study accident statistics...
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20 Things to Consider About Night Flying
Night flying can be profitable. Back in the day when I was young and stupid, long before I...
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How to Prepare for Your Flight Review
By Scott Sherer, FAA Master Pilot, author and COO Aviation Director It’s flight review time,...
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Flying the Missed Approach
One of the more challenging maneuvers while flying on instruments is the missed approach. Arriving...
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What Instrument Pilots Need to Know About Flying Ice-Free in Winter
By Joel Turpin In this tutorial, we will discuss techniques for planning, and flying, safely under...
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How to Read Your Approach Chart Part 2: Obstacle Departure Procedure
Joel Turpin wrote a two-part series that ran in the November and December 2018 issues of Cessna...
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How to Read Your Approach Chart Like a Pro
Joel Turpin wrote a two-part series that ran in the November and December 2018 issues of Cessna...
Read MoreNEVER Run It Dry
Keeping track of the time/speed/distance equation is only part of fuel management. It was the Christmas holiday, and I was on my way back from the Bahamas to Venice, Florida. Joe Ponte, public relations director of Piper, had...
Read MoreFly Cheap! (or at least cheaper) – 3 Tricks to Trim Fuel Costs
I have a friend who owns a 36 Bonanza, and though his airplane has always been a dozen or so knots faster than mine, he’s consistently envied my bird’s lower fuel burn. At max cruise settings, Bob’s A36 will truck along at a...
Read MoreRemoving the Smokescreen
Removing the Smoke Screen Lifesaving Smoke, Fire and Fume Fighting Tools and Procedures for the GA Pilot By Jim Chandler Think back to last weekend when you were burning the leaves you spent all day raking into that huge pile....
Read MoreRestricted Airspace
The Land of the Free…and the Home of Restricted Airspace! A Look at Four of America’s Most-Restricted Fly Zones By Floyd Allen In the heart of every American beats the nearly uncontrollable urge to be independent. Whether biting...
Read MoreMy AircraftLogs and the Evolution of Logging
MyAircraftLogs and the Evolution of Logging By Max Lundin Whether used by fishermen to boast about their latest catch or by Captain Kirk to describe where he has boldly gone; the logbook is a tool that the pilot of any vessel or...
Read MoreBird is the Word
A-well-a, bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word! A Review of Modern Methods Used to Mitigate Bird Problems in GA Airports and Hangars By Floyd Allen “Look, up in the air…It’s a bird…It’s a plane… Nope, it’s a bird!” While...
Read MoreHow to Fly an Airplane: Rod Machado’s new “How-To” manual hits all the right buttons
When I was learning to fly back in the 1960s, Wolfgang Langewiesche’s seminal book, Stick & Rudder, and William Kershner’s series of aviation training manuals were the standards by which other systems were measured. And they...
Read MoreIs This the End of the 3rd Class Medical?
Is This the End of the Third Class Medical? A quick history of the Third Class designation and where it’s headed By Jim Cavanagh From the FAA website: FAA Pursues Rulemaking on Third Class Medical Issue April 2–The Federal...
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