Ryan Lunde Champ Night Flight - Texas Style  (Contest Entry #7)  photography by Marijke Unger and Ryan Lunde I awoke unprompted at 2 am and the full moon was lighting up everything out my window. The summer night was beckoning. A few quick calls to area ASOS numbers revealed...
Father-Daughter Arrival August 28, 2013 by Brian Lansburgh At fifteen, she’s one of the youngest students I've taught.  Predictably, she learns fast.  Couple that with a lot of natural ability and interest and you've got a student who is great fun for a teacher. Her father flies and uses his...
Nudist Camp by Gayle Crowder I'm in my thirties. Over the past few years, since I began flying, some of my best pals have become folks in their sixties. Other than my parents, I'd never really talked to people in that age group. I'm so lucky that my venture...
THE UTAH by Bill Tracy The Lycoming comes to life as the sun makes its first showing over the distant mountains. The red landscape glows with beauty as the sun rises higher on another timeless morning over the Utah desert. As we fly across above the landscape...
Angel On The Wing by Jana Leigh McWhorter www.angelonthewing.com My heart skipped a beat as I heard the announcer introduce me to the crowd. Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, for the first time ever performing the daring wing walking routine…Miss Jana Leigh! The crowd let out a...
Fall color tour over New Jersey, a Champ Story by Tony Buttacavoi It was 0800 and 38 degrees F, light winds, and CAVU skies as I preflighted N83559, a slightly ragged but good hearted 1946 7AC based at SMQ, Somerset, NJ. It was one of those wonderful...
LOW AND SLOW ACROSS AMERICA SUMMER TOUR by Andrea and Kevin Eldridge 8/26/2013 6:AM DEPARTING CABLE AIRPORT, CA (CCB) FOR BLAKESBURG, IOWA (IA27). Incidentally, both are private, family owned fields. Check out www.antiqueairfield.com and www.cableairport.com. Due to a line of weather out by Palm Springs we decide to delay our takeoff for two hours...
Hey taildragger pilots, here's your chance to win a FREE SmileView Mirror for your (or your friend's) tandem taildragger! I've been thinking this website is way overdue for a fun contest --- a contest all taildragger pilots have a chance to win - and win something cool....
Welcome back to feature writer, Ray Klaus, 84 years young. Ray continues to enjoy an outstanding career in aviation and has written a series of articles that will be posted periodically. Enjoy! Introducing Ray Klaus, a.k.a. Red Baron Ray [caption id="attachment_28551" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ray Klaus[/caption] Aviation has been his...
Oh lucky lucky me. I'm on vacation this week celebrating my big birthday the "second best" way there is. Flying of course...
