Short Final: Souls On Board
Thankfully, I have never had to respond to those foreboding words from ATC: “… say souls on board.” However, I do remember...
Short Final: The Day The Earth Stood Still
We need to be looking at Pennsylvania's Quakertown Airport (KUKT), not Area 51 (KXTA), for extraterrestrials. For end‑of‑the‑world and save‑the‑world science‑fiction buffs,...
Short Final: Medical Transport
I was heading to Palm Springs from San Diego on an IFR
flight plan. I heard another pilot call in for an IFR...
Short Final: Just Married
My son and daughter‑in‑law had just married. I set in motion a plan to surprise them during their flight back home.
Short Final: Three’s A Crowd
We were returning from a trip to Milwaukee Timmerman after visiting the EAA AirVenture and were on VFR flight following from Chicago...
Short Final: Michelin Man
In upstate South Carolina, Michelin has a number of plants that manufacture tires and one recently completed a 40‑year anniversary. Maybe the...
Short Final: Flight Following
While flying as co-pilot (actually, the radio operator) on a VFR Angel Flight blood delivery mission to San Bernardino Airport (KSBD) near...
Short Final: Going Together
The ride over was smooth and generally clear on a recent
flight, but there were intermittent clouds and bumps at 7000:
Short Final: Tower Maintenance
In 2006, Addison, Texas, the new tower structure was up, but without windows and a few walls. I was taxiing out to...
Short Final: The Lancaster Unicorn
Almost home to Lancaster, NY, after a long (for me) flight
from Charlottesville, VA, I wanted to find out if anyone was on...
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Best of the Web: TBM Top Gun Spoof Video
Daher's TBM is known to be blazing fast, the perfect airplane for this fun Top Gun spoof by Daniel Streit, including fabulous Swiss mountain scenery, a motorcycle clip and the unforgettable Ghostrider tower flyby. Featured here with permission of the author.