Winter Flying

The small tailwheel cut into the grass strip’s soft mud like a pizza cutter, leading to dreaded consequences.

When it comes to flying in the winter, Minnesotans are resilient and adaptable.

It’s ok to be “a little stitious” and take a hint from the challenges fate throws at you while not tempting them any further.

Pilots looking to stay active during winter can find numerous fly-ins and other events at airports across the country.

A new aircraft owner learns lessons and discovers solutions that make winter flying more fun.

A budding owner learns that while his Cessna seems modest, it also provides a world of opportunity.

Are you one of those pilots who opts to hang up their wings during the winter? While it is true that the shorter days, colder weather, ice, snow, and rain can make flying more of a challenge, there is no reason to slam on the brakes. With a little more planning you can make the […]

A certain amount of an airline pilot’s life is given over to marking time on and around airports, and that is doubly true of the junior captain on reserve. I am currently ensconced in the midcentury-modern environs of the TWA Hotel, built around Eero Saarinen’s soaring TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport. […]

I have to confess that I have a very love-hate relationship with the state of Florida. On one hand, this upper-Midwestern country boy has come to crave white sand, salt water and warm winter sunshine, all of which Florida is blessed with in great abundance. On the other hand, I am decidedly not a fan […]

Many things have to fall into place for a skiplane fly-in to come together, and each is a moving target. A nice snow base is needed, the snow itself shouldn’t be too icy or slushy, and of course ceilings, winds, and visibility need to be conducive to flying. Fortunately, all converged perfectly on Saturday, February […]