Special Use Airspace often must be avoided, but what if you need to cross military airways, or even fly into a Military Operations Area? Lots of GA destinations exist in such airspaces, and it’s certainly legal to fly within most, even when active. So when fuel’s tight and weather’s chasing you to an unknown destination, […]
When your instrument ticket was brand new your skills were ultra-sharp. But over time, winter doldrums, aircraft maintenance, etc. that proficiency atrophied. Indeed, research backs up the “use it or lose it” proficiency adage—see the sidebar. Flying in IMC is unforgiving, with the chance of an occupant perishing in an accident nine times higher than […]
In the grand scheme of air traffic control, Ground Control sometimes seems to be a supporting position. Radar’s taking fast-moving arrival streams and forging them into precise, parallel finals. Tower’s launching aircraft in the tight gaps between arrivals. Meanwhile, GC’s airplanes are … lumbering across concrete. It may not be sexy, but Ground’s my favorite […]
There is a saying to remember when you visit a national park: Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. Unfortunately, some people ignore that admonishment, and that is what authorities at Lake Mead Recreation Area are concerned about as the water level drops and two World War II aircraft that have been submerged in […]
Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, the Eisenhower administration sought a new aircraft from Lockheed (NYSE: LMT)—“one that would fly faster than any aircraft before or since, at greater altitude, and with a minimal radar cross section,” according to Lockheed Martin. Lockheed needed “to build […]
Long, forgiving strips can inspire adventurous pilots to go explore.
Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA) Inc. has been aligned with aviation education for more than 80 years. In fact, the company was founded in 1940 at Boeing Field (KBFI) as an aviation ground school. Its founder, Creighton Merrell, was an engineer at Boeing at the time. “He saw a need for training post-war pilots, getting […]
Flying in the fall as changing foliage marks the advancing seasons is a treat in part because pilots can almost always find more stunning views than folks on the ground. There is also the simple joy of descending onto runways lined with colorful trees on the way to fun family outings. As my kids often […]
The fly-in community is the only residential airfield in Massachusetts.
An adjacent airpark could be left with no airport.
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