Short Final

Working through the options

Breaking through the tension under fire.

There are some perks to flying for the show organizers.

Sometimes, you have to ignore your instincts and listen to someone who knows.

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According to legend, while in the midst of a contentious labor dispute with employees, William T. Piper was standing with a business associate in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, overlooking the large Piper Aircraft factory on the Susquehanna River. The other man asked, “So, how many people work here these days?” Piper replied with a sigh, “About […]

I flew my Bonanza into Cleveland Hopkins International Airport years ago to visit someone, and was not fully prepared for the departure. The midday arrival at KCLE was relatively calm, but I wasn’t prepared for the late afternoon/early evening regional jet rush hour. As I started to taxi, ground control was issuing instructions faster than […]

From IFR Magazine reader Luca Bencini-Tibo When I was serving as an instructor during a type-club flight clinic, an owner-pilot student and I were preparing to return to a tower-controlled airport within Class Bravo airspace. The owner had previously mentioned that he is a fire truck enthusiast—he liked the big ones. Wanting to provide customer-centric […]

From AVweb reader Ed Fix: Nearly 20 years ago, I was flying Angel Flight trips for people whohad to travel for non-emergency medical treatment. These peoplegenerally had to travel long distances multiple times per year, and ourvolunteer flights helped mitigate the expense for them. One time, I picked up an elderly gentleman at Lunken (Ohio) airport, […]

I once had the opportunity to fly my vintage V-tail Bonanza to Washington-Dulles International Airport to report on the opening of a Signature Flight Support facility there. So, you can tell this was a long time ago. I can’t remember if I had filed IFR, but the weather was perfect, so maybe I was on […]