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With 83 public airports in Tennessee, there are a plethora of fly-in options for your next adventure.

We need to do better. Here’s a good place to start.

June 1, 2022, River Falls, Wis. Grumman AA-1B Trainer/TR-2 At about 1215 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged in an off-airport landing shortly after takeoff following engine failure. The student pilot received minor injuries and the flight instructor received serious injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. The student pilot reported that, as the airplane was about […]

The day started out with perfect July flying weather in Washington State. I convinced my girlfriend to fly with me to Stehekin State Airport (6S9), located at the end of the beautiful, 50-mile-long Lake Chelan, where millions of years ago, glaciers scooped out the valley. I was well-prepared for the flight and even put a […]

There I was, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force’s undergraduate pilot training (UPT). I look back now and think, “Was I really ever that young? Is anyone?” Everything was new and exciting about flying. The USAF really puts a lot of effort into training pilots, I found out. I thought when I joined […]

My family loved the Cherokee Six I used to fly. My daughter, the one most interested in aviation, sat up front with me, helping with radios and charts. My son, whose stomach was the most sensitive, sat in the middle row, near the center of gravity (CG), where turbulence had the least effect. My wife […]

The island airstrip sits away from the din, buzz, and hustle of American 21st century life.

The little airpark that could…and did.

Battery-enabled ‘eBeaver’ propelled by magniX electric motors flies 45 miles in 24 minutes.

The options available to those who hold private pilot certificates are plentiful.