“You’re a bright boy…. You’ll go far…”
Those were William Shatner’s words to me as the two of us returned to LA aboard a Cessna twin which had been hired by our boss, the producer of the…
Rebuilding a Cessna wing leading edge.
#254 Flight Instructors
"By the way, since this article was written, my pall Jamie Klaes has not only become a flight instructor, but she is now in charge of a program to teach indigenous kids from villages all over Alaska to fly. A better person could not have been found".
#244 Why are those shoes in that tree?
I guess I’ve spent a lot of time over the years either driving or flying along Hwy 20 as it passes alongside the Malhuer River in Oregon. I’d had an…
#243 Incident at Drewsey
It was back when I was in the airshow biz. I was on my way to an airshow in Ontario, Oregon. Since it was fairly close, I was flying my…
October 18, 2019
We were delighted to see old pal, Alan Gatward who showed up in his lovely Stinson. We did a little maintenance and a little catching up and then he and his bride were off to the High Sierra Fly in.
#242 Blowing My Own Horn
I was this guy’s first flight instructor and soloed him. On his first solo he proved that he had the correct instinct when he made a low pass on one wheel. He went on to become the Commanding officer of an FA-18 Squadron on an Aircraft carrier.
October 2, 2019
In case you missed it, Airshow Pilot is out! The first printed copies arrived in the mail over the weekend and we're pretty excited for you to have a look.
#241 Please Don’t Feel Bad
It has occurred to me that, not only do I say some rather unflattering things about the Acme flying school, but such statements may cause those who learned from Acme to feel bad. Trust me, that is not my intent.
September 20, 2019
It's been mostly maintenance at the Squirrelwerks. Eventually, we'll have a couple of trainers up and ready, but right now I'm spending a bunch of my time on maintenance…
#240 Leading with Inside Rudder
I was prompted to write this article because of one applicant with whom I recently flew. It seems that until he flew the tailwheel endorsement course, he suffered from a bad coordination habit and no one thought to correct it.
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