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Lessons learned about wind and mountain waves. As I sit to write this, the major theme in my life these…
A professional pilot tested Dual Eyewear’s bifocal sunglasses under multiple conditions with good results. I’ve always had a difficult time…
Over 10,000 Piper PA-28 and PA-32 series aircraft will be affected by a proposed Airworthiness Directive requiring inspection of…
I’d been attending AirVenture—“Oshkosh”—every year since 1994, but always by a public conveyance. For three years I had been speechifying…
Tom Grove’s decade-long project resulted in a plane that’s just the way he likes it. Retired airline captain Tom Grove…
Owning an airplane is usually the result of years of hard work and planning. For many, it is a fun…
Piper Flyer recently talked to Dodson International, Preferred Airparts and Wentworth Aircraft to find out what you need to know…
Q & A: A Patch Repair on a Straight-Tail Lance & the Pros & Cons of the Arrow III OEM Turbocharger
Q: Hi Steve, I have a PA-32-300R straight-tail Lance (1976). I just noticed a three-inch by three-inch skin repair on both…
Highlights from “Spinning at the Boundary: The Making of an Air Traffic Controller” by David Larson. This month I’ll be…
According to Boeing’s Pilot and Technician Outlook (2015–2034), the world’s airlines will need to recruit and train some 558,000 new…
Experience the local culture of the Bahamas at a smaller, family-owned resort on Long Island. My particular aversion to cold…
A mile of concrete will launch you and your airplane to anywhere, but not without the right paperwork filed in…

