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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 20, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: In Search of Greener Grass

Just on the other side of the fence?
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September 18, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Taildraggers Suck!

And the old-timers knew it.
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August 5, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Experience Matters

Airspeed, airmanship and the 1,500-hour rule.
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June 10, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: A Plane of Our Own

Bringing home the machine of boyhood dreams.
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May 14, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: The Penny-Pinching Pilot

Confessions of a flying cheapskate.
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March 27, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Silent Night

Reflections on life aloft after sunset.
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January 31, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: The World’s Fastest Cub

Racing the J-3 in the AirVenture Cup.
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January 14, 2015 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Rock Star Johnny

And other memorable students.
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December 30, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Frozen at the Controls

And other adventures in flight instructing.
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November 6, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: California Couch-Surfing

And other adventures in flight instructing.
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