The New Owner

Taking your new aircraft to aviation’s biggest party? Here’s how to get the most out of the experience.

As an airplane undergoes its first annual inspection under its new owner’s watch, the resulting expectations and nerves transport this pilot into a mental version of a smoky waiting room of expectant fathers.

Going up against the clock meant planning was crucial.

As this pilot gets ready to go in the air alone for the first time in 19 years, lots of thoughts come and go.

Flying his own Cessna 170 makes this pilot look inward and face his own insecurities.

This pilot wrestles with and nervously answers an age-old question, sort of.

One of the best parts of being a renter is the lack of attachment to the airplane you’re flying. Sure, you’re probably rather fond of the machine, and you do your very best to take good care of it. But should a bonehead move result in bent metal, you’ll simply trudge through the humiliating process […]

Now that he owns an aircraft, this pilot thinks that luck and fortune should smile on aspiring owners.

As the author deals with a case of deja vu, some friends make a mundane task a lot more fun.

While lots of us aviation types can be very analytical, for one couple, a bit less of a plan worked out well.