Ducking the Long Arm of the Law
Most of us are generally law-abiding citizens, but it's a rare pilot who hasn't occasionally bent an FAR just a little bit around the...
Diesel Sportsman Update
My son and I I flew over to Fry Canyon, UT (UT74), a dirt strip in southeastern Utah. There are several backcountry strips in the...
Denali From FL240
Friday was the day that all the stars aligned for aircraft, pilot, and weather.
My bird was still on small tires with wheel pants, had...
Aerial Photography
So you’ve got your GlaStar, or Glasair, or Sportsman all finished. Years of effort, toil, lots of money, and probably a few drops of...
In the Dark She Awaits
Last night I took our Davis DA2A up for a wonderful sunset flight. I marveled at how responsive that little airplane is, how delightfully...
We Got High in Colorado
Steve and I just returned from our fall flying trip to Kentucky and Colorado. While in Colorado, we got totally out of control (zones)‚...
Florida to Washington
N75LN made the trip from Florida to the Arlington Fly-in this year. Even though we averaged 20-knot headwinds on the flight there, and had...
Tom Needham’s Sportsman Repair Project 2016
Editor’s note: This is a personal request from Ted Setzer to raise funding for a fuselage cage replacement, labor and travel costs for Tom...
So You Want to Fly to Canada, eh?
You can easily fly into and through Canada on your way to Alaska, if you know the procedures and follow them. However, getting set...