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I was looking for someone to go flying with me last week. I had booked the 172R (this one, unlike the S model, has over a dozen fuel drains!) for a night flight at 7pm. I couldn't find anyone, so I d

Zenflyer's comment on mandated placards in view of the passenger reminds me that the official warning on Lite Flyer's dashboard is missing an R.

While I was in Pasadena on business this week, I rented a Piper Archer at El Monte Airport along with a glider-pilot friend (who sat in the

Let me start by admitting I'm not an expert on San Antonio.
Having said that, I'm sure of one thing...
If you go to San Antonio and do nothing other than go to the Alamo and the

This shot from Thurs around 7:30am local departing KPAO for SLC.  The marine layer is always beautiful on top.  This shot is looking south. San Jose is off the right wing.     &#

Listening to - Matt Nathanson - Car Crash

I get a few pilot magazines: Flying, AOPA, and Plane & Pilot. Out of all of them I tend to read Flying all the way through cover to cover. This

Haha, I just checked through a few posts on some of the blogs I read when I came accross one of Elsja’s posts called Google Searching about Google searches made. I decided to share some of the

Avoiding thunderstorms is a simple question of life or death. VFR pilots avoid them visually, and IFR pilots flying in IMC use on-board weather radar to detect and avoid them, it’s that easy. Th

I went for a flight recently with my friend Jamie. This is the same Jamie whose girlfriend had a mild panic attack last summer

An ultralight airplane is an airplane. Like any airplane, it has capabilities and limitations and, like any airplane, it must be maintained and flown properly. Unlike a certified airplane it may b

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