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The Pilot’s Collection

What controversy? 5 debates new pilots don’t understand

Pilots love a good debate. This may be the only thing that isn’t controversial in aviation. Enthusiasm for debates doesn’t necessarily make…

Sep 15, 2016

What controversy? 5 debates new pilots don’t understand

Sep 15, 2016

How to fly safely when you’re low and slow

You don’t have to fly IFR at 10,000 feet to travel efficiently by general aviation. I was reminded of this fact after logging 15 enjoyable…

Aug 17, 2016

How to fly safely when you’re low and slow

Aug 17, 2016

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Future Travel

General aviation in Europe is both inspiring and frightening

Friedrichshafen, nestled on the banks of Lake Constance in southern Germany, is no stranger to aviation innovations. This picturesque town…

Apr 25, 2016

Apr 25, 2016

5 things every IFR pilot needs to say

Single Pilot IFR is one of the most dangerous types of flying in general aviation. The biggest reason is it requires high workload and…

Apr 4, 2016

Apr 4, 2016

Published in
The Pilot’s Collection

Why you should care about the new Part 23 proposal

There has been a lot of talk lately (perhaps too much?) about aviation issues in Washington: Air Traffic Control privatization, the third…

Mar 28, 2016

Mar 28, 2016

We’re thinking about electric airplanes all wrong

Bill Gates has famously said, “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that…

Mar 9, 2016

We’re thinking about electric airplanes all wrong

Mar 9, 2016

Transcendental reactions — how aviation and photography work together

Russell Munson is one of aviation’s most celebrated photographers, contributing to Richard Bach’s classic book Jonathan Livingston Seagull…

Feb 10, 2016

Transcendental reactions — how aviation and photography work together

Feb 10, 2016

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The Pilot’s Collection

Surviving a mid-air

I’m writing this story four days prior to the one-year anniversary of my midair collision on December 27, 2014.

Jan 20, 2016

Surviving a mid-air

Jan 20, 2016

Out of touch with modern life — lessons from golf’s decline

“It’s too expensive, too difficult, too time-consuming, too exclusive and too environmentally harmful. Other than that I like it a lot.”…

Dec 28, 2015

Out of touch with modern life — lessons from golf’s decline

Dec 28, 2015

The inside scoop on aging airplanes, new engines and pilot skills

This article is the latest in an occasional series where we talk to interesting pilots from across the aviation industry. Here we pose 12…

Dec 10, 2015

The inside scoop on aging airplanes, new engines and pilot skills

Dec 10, 2015

Air Facts Journal

Air Facts Journal

Air Facts is the online journal for private pilots and aircraft owners, edited by Richard L. Collins. Articles, blogs, book excerpts and reader debates.

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