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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.
July 11, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: The Great Divide

Bridging the gap that separates pilots.
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June 2, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Pay the Man

Every dream has a price.
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April 16, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Schooled in North Dakota

Adventures in attending an aviation college.
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March 23, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: What Pilot Shortage?

An insider's skeptical view: It's kinda, sorta, maybe here.
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February 21, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Sunset Patrol

Romancing the Piper Cub and winter dreams of summertime flight.
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January 31, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Struggles and Rewards of Learning to Fly

Sam Weigel shares the tale of surviving his first solo.
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January 7, 2014 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: Hooked on Flying

The dawn of a flying addiction.
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November 15, 2013 / By Sam Weigel

Taking Wing: The Winding Road

New Flying columnist Sam Weigel writes about the unexpected twists and turns of a flying life.
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September 16, 2013 / By Sam Weigel

Life and Death: Flying the Owens Valley

The perils of single-engine freight-dogging in the high country.
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June 7, 2013 / By Sam Weigel

A Day in the Life of an RJ Pilot

Flying for an industry in flux, one regional jet pilot tells all.
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