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Let’s Fly to New Destinations in 2022 and Beyond

New travel section will offer strategies for getting out, having fun.

Apart from the destinations, travel by air offers luxuries that often aren't thought of. So why don't we do it more? [Credit: Adobe Stock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Many private pilots struggle to fully leverage their aircraft for extensive travel, despite the inherent "farther, faster" advantage, prompting the author to explore reasons and solutions.
  • The author's personal inspiration to become a pilot stemmed from a family vacation encounter with a Cessna 150 for sale, reinforcing his long-held desire for air travel.
  • The article launches a new "Travel Destinations" section, inviting readers to join a collaborative quest to overcome flying obstacles, visit new places, and maximize the enjoyment of general aviation.
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Flying and travel clearly go together. While ships, trains, and cars have helped people get around more easily, nothing shrinks the globe quite as effectively as aircraft.

In general aviation, traveling by air offers rare luxuries like the freedom of setting one’s schedule and relief from clogged highways. Traveling 1,000 miles in a day is within reach, possibly before lunch. So why is it often hard for private pilots to make this “farther, faster” formula work for them? Why do many say things like, “I fly around, but I haven’t really gone anywhere lately?”

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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