Let’s face it – it’s not an easy decision. Do you spend $130,000 to simply keep your airplane in the air? Spend $300,000 to make it legal and give yourself greater access? Or spend $500,000 and give your airplane a complete avionics facelift, extending its useful life for many years? To answer that question, let’s Read More
We are in a Lear 45 at 15,000 feet over the far northwestern corner of the continental United States, just on the edge of the Olympic mountain range near a VOR called Tatoosh (TOU). The weather is crummy, with cloud layers every 200 feet or so, making visual flight between them almost impossible. The purpose Read More
If you haven’t really seen it or felt it, will you be able to follow the crucial procedures when you unexpectedly find yourself in an upset situation with seconds to react? Following weeks of anticipation and excitement, the time has come for my upset recovery training. I arrive at a hangar on the east side Read More
Our twin and turbine aircraft are expensive to operate, and I occasionally wonder if the extra cost is worth it. But recently, I had to return from a trip to Phoenix via the airlines that very quickly corrected any doubt I had about the value of the business aircraft we operate – and often take Read More
The dream of flight began when we became enviously aware of our avian cohabitants. Pilots who have achieved this dream are summoned by a siren song offered in various meters. Some are drawn to a remote terminus difficult to reach by commercial carriage (traveling without interaction with TSA is a major benefit). Many merely love Read More