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We had just received our handoff from SoCal Departure to LA Center after departing Palm Springs International in our Praetor 500. We hadn’t even...

Several years ago while training for my instrument rating, I was flying with my instructor in dark-night rainy weather. My instructor was a big...

Nashua Airport (KASH) was a madhouse. The pattern was stretched out, and filled with student airplanes. Folks were getting messages like, "You are number...

I was flying into David Wayne Hooks Airport, north of Houston. Hooks is a busy airport with business jets and constant flight training, both...

We were new to the area and flying out of Arcata, California, KACV (which, by the way, may have the longest name of any...

Arriving at 3B0 - Southbridge for breakfast at the new diner, I discovered the crosswind was gusting a touch more that I had hoped....

I was departing ATL 10 or so years ago. As you get to the end of the ramp, you contact north or south (as...

A few years ago, and before our jets were capable of long‑range navigation, I routinely flew one of our flights from St. Louis Lambert...

I was monitoring the tower frequency at a Kentucky class D one morning and overheard the following dialogue: Helicopter 1234: "Tower, helicopter 1234 at helicopter...

Passing through New York’s airspace this summer, we heard the following: New York Approach: “Airliner 123 descend maintain 5000.” Airliner 123: “Descend 5000.” New York Approach two...