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Let’s Fly to New Destinations in 2022 and Beyond

New travel section will offer strategies for getting out, having fun.

Apart from the destinations, travel by air offers luxuries that often aren't thought of. So why don't we do it more? [Credit: Adobe Stock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Despite aviation's potential for "farther, faster" travel, many private pilots struggle to utilize their aircraft for significant long-distance journeys.
  • The article introduces a new "Travel Destinations" section dedicated to identifying obstacles and offering strategies for pilots to engage in more meaningful air travel.
  • The author's own journey into aviation was driven by the dream of travel, a commitment solidified by a chance encounter with a Cessna in Maine that had traveled extensively.
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Flying and travel clearly go together. While ships, trains, and cars have helped people get around more easily, nothing shrinks the globe quite as effectively as aircraft.

In general aviation, traveling by air offers rare luxuries like the freedom of setting one’s schedule and relief from clogged highways. Traveling 1,000 miles in a day is within reach, possibly before lunch. So why is it often hard for private pilots to make this “farther, faster” formula work for them? Why do many say things like, “I fly around, but I haven’t really gone anywhere lately?”

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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