Forty-Seven Years in Aviation: A Memoir; Chapter 10: Strategic Air Command, Part 2 By Richard L. Taylor Assigned to a like-new KC-97 Stratotanker at MacDill AFB in 1956, Dick Taylor learned much about the plane just from flying it in front of thirsty B-47s: from the trivial (it never spent much time in its namesake, the stratosphere) to the essential (take lots of engine oil on a long trip).
Forty-Seven Years in Aviation: A Memoir; Chapter 8: Advanced Flight Training By Richard L. Taylor For advanced flight training in Texas, Dick Taylor and his class try their hands at the B-29, which by the mid-'50s was used as a trainer. And yet, although huge and pressurized, with a third guy in the cockpit (flight engineer), it still had a castering nosewheel.
General Aviation Party Presidential Candidate By Paul Berge In Brainteaser Quiz #165, we asked, "What certificated general aviation (GA) pilot (preferably living, but that's not a deal-breaker) should be the next president of the United States?" Over 120 AVweb readers responded, and we have the results.
Forty-Seven Years in Aviation: A Memoir; Chapter 6: Basic Flight Training, Part 2 By Richard L. Taylor Jumping straight from the T-6 to the B-25, Richard Taylor gets to experience not only a huge airplane but one that requires two crew (giving new meaning to the term "solo"), and also experiences the joys of winter in Oklahoma.
Dumbest CTAF Phraseology By Paul Berge In Brainteaser Quiz #163, we asked, "What is the dumbest phraseology you routinely hear on CTAF?" About 100 AVweb readers responded, and we have the results.
