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Sam Weigel

Sam Weigel

Sam Weigel has been an airplane nut since an early age, and when he's not flying the Boeing 737 for work, he enjoys going low and slow in vintage taildraggers. He and his wife live west of Seattle, where they are building an aviation homestead on a private 2,400-foot grass airstrip.
October 13, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Flights of Fancy

A midsummer's daydream.
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September 5, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: What Pilot Shortage?

Three years later, it's really, truly here.
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August 14, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Dreaming Versus Doing

It’s never too early to go from fantasy to reality.
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June 30, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: In the Hot Seat

Reflections on upgrading to captain.
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June 5, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

And the homecoming sweeter.
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May 3, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Wherever the Winds Blow

Through the sky and across the sea.
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April 3, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Virtual Airports of My Digital Dreams

(And their real-life counterparts.)
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March 13, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Under the Hood

On the virtues of dirty fingernails.
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March 9, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Last Dance

On final flights with old flames.
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February 15, 2017 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Homeward Bound

An airline pilot's New York Christmas tale.
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