by Jamie Beckett | Jul 20, 2021 | Aviation News, General Aviation, Opinion, Politics for Pilots
Let’s take a moment to consider a few of the things we know. Or more particularly, things we think we know that aren’t actually true, or valid, or helpful in any way. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Jul 13, 2021 | Aviation News, General Aviation, Opinion, Politics for Pilots
Make no mistake about it. We are stumbling toward the stars. Just as our ancestors experimented with wood and sail to venture further and further from land, we are taking the early critical steps to assure the continued existence of the human race — via spaceflight....
by Jamie Beckett | Jul 6, 2021 | Opinion, Politics for Pilots
I stayed in the game, as did my student. We flew the downwind, then base, then turned onto final. I carried a bit of power, preferring to be high and fast to low and slow. At the appropriate time I flared, and the engine gave out. Right there, five feet above the...
by Jamie Beckett | Jun 29, 2021 | Aviation News, General Aviation, ICON Aircraft, Opinion, Politics for Pilots, seaplanes
The iconic Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Florida has added a new airplane to its fleet: An ICON A5. And while it’s completely different from the J-3 Cub that launched the operation almost 60 years ago, it’s remarkably similar as well. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Jun 22, 2021 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, Buy a Plane, General Aviation, Opinion, Politics for Pilots
I am once again thinking of an airplane that might grace my hangar. But which one? There are so many to choose from. Classics, biplanes, taildraggers, zippy quick composite machines, and the stalwart aluminum monocoque models of the mid-20th Century all take up space...
by Jamie Beckett | Jun 15, 2021 | 20210701, Aviation News, General Aviation, Opinion, Politics for Pilots
Here’s a bit of a secret you may not have picked up on in all the years I’ve been writing for General Aviation News. I rarely write about aircraft. Sure, it seems like I do, but I don’t. Not really. Rather, I’m far more fascinated with the people I meet, the...
