Aviation, Page 4

Fly Girl in Training: Insights on taildragger take-offs

Taildragger lesson number three. Allow me to brag that of the 13 landings we did, I made 11 all by myself! And …

First surprise taildragger lesson in the Rans S-7S Courier. “We’re not flying the 182 today,” Stan said as he rolled up next …

Mid-December cross country flight over Lake Berryessa in Northern California. “Fly like I’m not here.” In advance of our short cross country …

Simulated engine failure turned actual emergency, definitely got my blood pumping! I pushed in the throttle. Instead of the usual roar of …

Flying a Beech Bonanza over San Francisco at sunset. Doesn’t get much better than that! “Executive tower, this is Banana 212 Romeo …

Look who’s “flying” a Southwest Airlines 737 jet! My favorite part, aside from meeting new pilot friends, was viewing the see-through glass …

Flying over Sacramento in the yellow Stearman biplane. Me in my extra sexy leather helmet. And yes, I do have the goggles, …

I’m in Portland for a job interview, feeling especially grateful for the privilege of travel and freedom of expression. Just a quick …

I was a word lumberjack all day, hacking and slashing and cutting down chapters of my dissertation to squeeze my carefully sculpted …

Unlike supervised solos (my very first was at Yolo County Airport in July) around the pattern where an instructor watches from the …