airplanes

The Airplane Tree: An Ode to Oshkosh

When planning my summer holiday trees, July’s theme was an absolute no-brainer. How could I not make an airplane tree in honor …

Trying to describe EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh to pilots who have never been is hard enough, but whenever I talk about it to non-pilots, …

Saturday, June 7 at Golden West Airshow at the Yuba County Airport. I think of it as the unofficial start to air …

My Saturday flying lesson featured stiff winds–10-15 miles an hour, gusting to 20, at 45 degrees across the runway. When I first …

Tank, Slick and Rodoc of the West Coast Ravens smoking up the sky at the West Coast Formation Clinic, April 2014, in …

Mr. T leading the ground school for safety and lead pilots at the West Coast Formation Clinic affiliated with the West Coast …

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

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

Coming or going, I couldn’t tell you. But I noticed this family standing opposite the small crowd awaiting an airport tram at …

This is certainly what it feels like to me! Photo credit. That man. That man I married? He didn’t kiss me for …