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Senior contributor Bill Cox made his first international trip in 1977, flying a new Piper...
Read MoreMy Sky: The Flights & Times of Bill Cox
JP Media LLC has published a book by longtime pilot and writer Bill Cox entitled “My Sky: The Flights & Times of Bill Cox.” It details his lifelong travels as a pilot, in the beautifully scripted way in which only Bill can write.
Senior contributor Bill Cox made his first international trip in 1977, flying a new Piper...
Read MoreThey’re the words every instrument pilot dreads: “Cleared for the back-course approach.” Yes, I...
Read MoreLightspeed Zulu aviation headset. Photo courtesy of Lightspeed Aviation I was tired. No, beyond...
Read MoreFormation flight needn’t be terrifying or dangerous, provided you stay loose Spitfires in...
Read MoreVFR flying can be more difficult than you might imagine. Investigators study accident statistics...
Read MoreNight flying can be profitable. Back in the day when I was young and stupid, long before I...
Read More3 Tricks to Trim Fuel Costs I have a friend who owns a 36 Bonanza, and though his airplane has always been a dozen or so knots faster than mine, he’s consistently envied my bird’s lower fuel burn. At max cruise settings, Bob’s...
Read MoreForty years ago, the goal was 200 mph. Today, it’s 200 knots. Fast feels good. For those of us obsessed with clocking along at the velocity of a Lamborghini, speed is the kinesthetic equivalent of beauty. Unfortunately, speed in...
Read MoreKeeping track of the time/speed/distance equation is only part of fuel management. It was the Christmas holiday, and I was on my way back from the Bahamas to Venice, Florida. Joe Ponte, public relations director of Piper, had...
Read MoreFar from menacing monsters, mountains can be your best friends. The Pan American Highway threads its way steeply uphill out of Santiago, Chile, climbing into the rarified air of South America’s high Andes. The road rises with...
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