It takes over two hours to drive to downtown St. Louis from my home base. The Cherokee Six will get me there in 45 minutes. A last-minute party plan came up for Saturday. The party would start at 6:30 and…
How Dare You Sell Tickets on Our Planes!
EasyJet — the London equivalent of Southwest — has warned “several web sites” to stop selling its tickets. An easyJet spokeswoman said: “I can clarify that we have written to several websites who have been screen scraping, who have been…
Flight Above the Wind
Rod Machado says, “If you’ve never been scared in an airplane, you’ve never been outside the traffic pattern.” I couldn’t agree more. Flying, especially as the pilot, can be rather intimidating at times. Especially if you have passengers on-board. I…
Understanding the Utility of an Airplane
Many pilots, myself included, are surprised to learn of the weight and balance limitations of most general aviation aircraft. Take my training airplane, a Piper Warror, it has four seats, more than enough room for baggage, and can carry 48…