Columns and Opinions

How to Find a Good Deal: A Checklist to Use if you Want to Go Shopping

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Aviation Insurance & Financing, Columns and Opinions

Ever hear the great story about the $5,000 dollar Learjet? Or the Cessna 172 for $1,000? Or how...

How to Pick an A&P

by Cessna Owner Organization | Become a Better Pilot, Columns and Opinions, Maintenance

By Jim Gibertoni Over my 40 years of Alaskan flying, I have either hired or been involved with...

Aerial Overlanding: A fun, adventurous way to travel

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Aviation Insurance & Financing, Columns and Opinions

1961 Cessna 172 camping at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009. Photo by D. Miller Usually, at this time...

Flying in Alaska: A pilot’s perspective on the state’s unique flying challenges

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

By Jim Gibertoni I’ve been flying in Alaska since the mid-1970s. You can pick me out at the...

uAvionix Review: Master Pilot’s uAvionix PIREP

by Scott Sherer | Avionics, Columns and Opinions

I’m very fortunate to get to install, play with, and review the hottest products in general...

Owner’s Perspective: Skylane

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

Mariann, Travis, and son Barrett Colvin. Photo by Jack Fleetwood (www.jackfleetwood.com) By...

Common Sense and Cost-Effective Aircraft Transactions

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

By Gary Evans and George Andrew Coats Editor’s Note: While this article is written with business...

Eight Enlightening Travel Tips for the 21st Century Traveler

by Bill Cox | Columns and Opinions, Lessons From The Logbook - Bill Cox

Senior contributor Bill Cox made his first international trip in 1977, flying a new Piper...

License to Learn: Professionalism isn’t just for “professionals”

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

Graphic by Steve McNeilly By Steve McNeilly Most of us have heard the phrase “a license to learn”...

I Bought a Used Airplane: A guide from the buyer’s perspective

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

By Richard Sherrill First of all, buying a used airplane isn’t like buying a car. Nowadays,...

Owner’s Perspective: Cardinal 177

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

Randall Gayle flying his 1967 Cessna Cardinal. Photo by Jack Fleetwood (www.jackfleetwood.com) By...

Limited Rental: Can I rent to my friends?

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Aviation Insurance & Financing, Columns and Opinions

Have I talked about the term “pilot math” before? I usually discuss pilot math when I am sharing...

Owner-Performed Preventive Maintenance: The mysteries of FAR 43

by John Loughmiller | Columns and Opinions, Maintenance

Photo by Jack Fleetwood (www.jackfleetwood.com) Whereas the party of the first part, acting as a...

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...

Owner’s Perspective: Cessna 172

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

Glenn Chiappe flying his 1957 Cessna 172.Photo by Jack Fleetwood (www.JackFleetwood.com) By Glenn...

Learning to Buy or Buying to Learn: Which ownership path is better?

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Aviation Insurance & Financing, Columns and Opinions

Not surprisingly, I regularly get calls from people who have decided that they want to learn to...

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...

Owner’s Perspective: Cessna Citation CJ2

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

Jim Schwertner and his Citation CJ2. Photo by Jack Fleetwood (www.jackfleetwood.com) Jim...

Flying Past TBO: Factors to consider

by Scott "Sky" Smith | Aviation Insurance & Financing, Columns and Opinions

Photo by Brian Burger In the world of aircraft maintenance, few things come close to being as...

Owner’s Perspective: Cessna Skylane

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

Travis Latham with his wife, Sandra, and their children, Andrew and Mikayla. Photo by Jack...

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...

Cessna Aerobat: CFI’s Perspective

by Cessna Owner Organization | Columns and Opinions

Cessna 152 Aerobat owned by Fox Aviation Internation Inc. and flown by CFI Tamara Griffith. Photo...

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.