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  • Why we have a Radio...

    ...sp;    I hear some pilots say that radios are a waste o...lds without radio. Most of the ag pilots I knew around my area didn't...aft not having radios. The Glider pilots have had their fair share of...n and report, but it allows other pilots to judge the speed of my airc...

  • Why Aircraft have Radio's...

    ...without radio. Most of the ag pilots I knew around my area didn...not having radios. The Glider pilots have had their fair share of...d report, but it allows other pilots to judge the speed of my airc...s what you want to tell other pilots. Process it, perhaps even reh...

  • A true storry

    ...! She was angry, she shouted to me but she didnt want to listen what I wanted to tell her. I swithed on a speaker on my mobile phone to listen all pilots around. They were scared... W...

  • is it time

    .... when a tragedy like rebs accident happens it's a wake-up call for ALL of us. if it can happen to a pilot like reb, it can easily get us 'lesser' pilots. so what can WE do to enhance...

  • Balls to the wall!

    ...rld of aviation. On an airplane, the handles controlling the throttle and the fuel mixture are often topped with ball-shaped grips, referred to by pilots as (what else?) balls. P...

  • ‘Flying coffin’ glider pilot from WWII gets overdue Bronze Star

    Little known are the 6,000 World War II glider pilots who were towed into combat zones, in a one-way flight to drop off soldiers and supplies. Bob Swenson, 90, of Bellevue, finally...

  • Scott Adair

    .... Scott held the Sport Pilot license with a current (6 days old) gyro endorsement and received instruction from several well-respected CFIs and pilots. He had likely hundreds of PP...

  • A Diary from a Trike Pilot – That has moved to paradise!

    ...nge. Went for a fly through the beautiful hills and saw some deer. They are so graceful, certainly the most wonderful animal on earth. This is pilots paradise. I love it here....

  • A year of progress on international freedom to fly- AOPA International

    ...aft Owner and Pilot Associations grew to 71 member organizations with the addition of the Island Aircraft Owners Associationrepresenting pilots in Trinidad and Tobago. The&n...

  • TRIKES 2030? PROGRESS?

    ok, since some old 'talian guy, name of D'VINCI put out some DIY plans for a hang-glider ( old sepia videos show his 'test pilots' being hurled from the battlements to 'refine' his la...