Martha Lunken

Departed dear pilot friend was his own man on the ground and in the air.

Engine failure accidents on takeoff are a controversial subject but one well worth the attention of GA pilots.

Keeping the fire burning is an important aspect of pursuing an airline pilot career.

It’s time to go cloud flyin’ again after 56 years, thanks to the help of some wonderful people.

Landing an airplane with the gear not securely down and locked is a dreadful experience, but pilots and passengers are rarely injured.

Things can get messy if you don’t have a plan for airsickness.

A story about flying clubs…and a true hero.

In my travels, I did stumble onto another memory: a house between Mooreland and Millville, Indiana, with a sign indicating it as the birthplace of Wilbur Wright before the bishop and his family moved to Dayton, Ohio.

The FAA was charged with regulating air commerce to promote its development and safety and with promoting, encouraging, and developing civil aeronautics. How, when, and why did these congressionally-mandated functions change?

I guess I first learned about formation flying when my flight instructor, Larry Whitesell, told a story involving—he thought—his buddy, Vince Wynn, who instructed for a school up the road, Cardinal Flight Training. When they’d spy each other in the practice area, they’d often join up for some formation flying. On this occasion, according to […]