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President Paul – 1921 to 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
A truly remarkable contributor to GA I had heard a lot about Paul Poberezny when I attended my first EAA fly-in but had never met him. The year was 1968 and I was still working for the old AIR FACTS....
Connie flight from Paris to Cairo, 1951 23 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
From time to time, we revisit an original Air Facts article that we think would make enjoyable and worthwhile reading today. So it is with Bob Buck’s “Flight to Cairo,” the legendary airline pilot’s s...
I Can’t Believe I Did That #10 21 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
Editor’s Note: This is the latest article in our series called “I Can’t Believe I Did That,” where pilots ‘fess up about mistakes they’ve made but lived to tell about. If you have a story to tell, ema...
My first emergency landing 19 Aug 2013 | 05:44 pm
Editor’s Note: This is the latest article in our Summer Writing Challenge. We asked young pilots (16-24) to share their stories about learning to fly, and we’ve heard from several already. If you or a...
Drones: the good, the bad and the ugly 17 Aug 2013 | 01:04 am
There’s a lot of talk about drones recently, some of it reasoned but most of it not. In the former category would be a report by the AUVSI (the trade group representing the unmanned systems industry) ...
From the ashes: a flight instructor returns to flying 14 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
“Speed! Speed!” These were the last words shouted by the PIC of a Piper Seneca before it clipped the treetops and became a fireball on the median of the Seminole Woods Parkway in Flagler Country, Flo...
Goodbye PTS, hello ACS? 12 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
The Practical Test Standards (PTS) have been the guide for student pilots for decades, spelling out exactly what tasks will be covered on the checkride. As the saying goes, if you measure it you aspir...
Nose or tail? Wheel that is 9 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm
It might not be polite to start with a pet peeve but here goes: “taildragger” is a terrible thing call an airplane. If a person is dragging his tail (ass), that means he is worn out, hardly capable of...
Why you must fly a taildragger 9 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm
Training Squadron (where I teach) is a “stick-and-rudder” school. We teach flying fundamentals–either from scratch for our ab-initio pupils or as “modification of behavior” for our more experienced on...
Angle of Attack isn’t a miracle cure 7 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
Hop on the bandwagon–Angle of Attack (AoA) is the new must-have aviation accessory. This year’s Oshkosh fly-in was just the latest evidence, with a number of new product introductions, safety seminar...
