Tailwheel

The lower values of some vintage models is a good thing for buyers.

The 51st annual International Cessna 195 Convention was held in Joliet, Illinois (KJOT), September 7-11. It was a people-focused weekend for the 195 families celebrating 75 years of the Cessna Businessliner, with 32 Cessna 195s in attendance.

After a long pause, the author resumes work on tailwheel technique.

A pilot who recently acquired one weighs the limitations and benefits of owning a tailwheel airplane.

Aviation’s version of the Ginger-versus-Mary-Ann debate, pilots have strong opinions about their undercarriage.

As an airplane undergoes its first annual inspection under its new owner’s watch, the resulting expectations and nerves transport this pilot into a mental version of a smoky waiting room of expectant fathers.

This short, but massive British utility aircraft was produced in limited numbers in the 1950s.

As this pilot gets ready to go in the air alone for the first time in 19 years, lots of thoughts come and go.

One of the best parts of being a renter is the lack of attachment to the airplane you’re flying. Sure, you’re probably rather fond of the machine, and you do your very best to take good care of it. But should a bonehead move result in bent metal, you’ll simply trudge through the humiliating process […]

Training beyond the private certificate can open up new destinations.